Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other. QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 1983 fantasy film starring Ken Marshall and Lysette Anthony (5) 4 Maxine —, actress who portrayed Joan Le Mesurier in 2008 BBC TV drama Hancock & Joan (5) 10 Constable in William Shakespeare play Measure for Measure (5) 11 Area of southwest France whose cities include Bordeaux (7) 12 Small nocturnal mammal with a protective covering of spines along the back (8) 13 Predatory gull-like bird such as the arctic — (4) 15 European republic; capital Paris (6) 17 Large marine bird with black-tipped wings and a long pointed tail and beak (6) 19 Port in SE Ghana on the Atlantic Ocean (4) 20 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Tootsie (4,4) 23 Military village in Surrey Heath, Surrey; home of the Princess Royal Barracks (7) 24 Spring-blooming plant of the lily family with single showy flowers (5) 25 Tree whose wood is used for bridges as it resists underwater rot (5) 26 Carl —, US minimalist sculptor whose works include 144 Magnesium Square and Equivalent VIII (5)
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2 1977 horror film starring Marilyn Chambers and Frank Moore (5) 3 Josie —, actress who played Manda Best in BBC TV soap EastEnders from 2009-10 (8) 5 and 14 Name, until 1971, of Bangladesh (4,8) 6 Term in rugby for the accidental propelling of a ball from the hands or arms in the direction of the opponents’ dead-ball line (5-2) 7 Guy —, prime minister of Belgium from 1999-2008 (11) 8 and 18 Setting of 1878 Thomas Hardy novel The Return of the Native (5,5) 9 In folklore, the transformation of a person into a wolf (11) 14 See 5 Down 16 1785 Derby winner named after a penniless rake in 1707 stage play The Beaux’ Stratagem by George Farquhar (7) 18 See 8 Down 21 Larry —, US virtuoso mouth organ player who died in 2001 (5) 22 Unit of area equal to
4840 square yards (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Appeal humbly (5) 4 House or home (5) 10 Munch or chew noisily (5) 11 Intention to act (7) 12 Spineless person? (8) 13 Charitable donations (4) 15 Subtle difference (6) 17 Rural (6) 19 Mountain lake (4) 20 Rubbish holder (5-3) 23 Decorative stone garden (7) 24 Gemstones (5) 25 Endure (5) 26 Declare formerly (5)
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2 Plunders (5) 3 Way leading to a place (8) 5 Inter (4) 6 Very small amount of liquid (7) 7 Treatment using needles (11) 8 Unhappy, distressed (5) 9 Sailing ailment (11) 14 Traitor (8) 16 Fruit (7) 18 Swings to and fro (5) 21 Explosion of dynamite (5) 22 Lacking fat (4)