Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS
1 and 14 Down 2008 biopic starring Greg Kinnear as Bob Kearns (5,2,6) 4 and 3 Down US golfer; 2007 winner of The Barclays tournament (5,8) 10 Nick —, presenter of Channel 4 game show Countdown since 2012 (5) 11 Maurice —, French painter whose works include 1927’s The Country House (7) 12 and 17 2008 volume of autobiography by J G Ballard subtitled Shanghai to Shepperton (8,2,4) 13 US sitcom that featured the Tate and Campbell families (4) 15 2006 novel by Lisa Jackson (6) 17 See 12 Across 19 Town in Galilee where Jesus is said to have performed his first miracle (4) 20 1962 thriller starring Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum (4,4) 23 See 2 Down 24 The —, Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy (5) 25 Julien —, central character in 1830 Stendhal novel The Red and the Black (5) 26 — River, tributary of the Missouri, US, that flows into the Lake of the Ozarks reservoir (5)
DOWN
2 and 23 Across State of NE Austria; capital St Polten (5,7) 3 See 4 Across 5 Peter —, singer-actor; member of The Monkees (4) 6 2002 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner ridden by Jose Santos (7) 7 1957 Meredith Wilson Broadway musical set in River City, Iowa (3,5,3) 8 In heraldry, the colour red (5) 9 2005 animated film whose title character is voiced by Helena Bonham Carter (6,5) 14 See 1 Across 16 Eugene —, Romanian dramatist whose stage works include Exit the King and Rhinoceros (7) 18 Sea of —, that part of the Pacific Ocean east of North Korea (5) 21 Maria —, US mezzo-soprano; mother of actress Rebecca Hall (5) 22 River in Scotland upon which Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, stands (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS
1 Personnel (5) 4 Very deep hole in the ground (5) 10 Ice house (5) 11 Petty gangster (7) 12 Set of letters (8) 13 Nagging pain (4) 15 Looking glass (6) 17 Japanese dwarf tree (6) 19 Orienteering aids (4) 20 Bet against heavy odds (4,4) 23 Savings (4,3) 24 Make void (5) 25 Man’s facial hair (5) 26 Store in a secret place (5)
DOWN
2 Spring bulb (5) 3 Over the entire range (4,1,2,1) 5 Make a reservation (4) 6 Chooses (7) 7 Reduction of military capability (11) 8 Woolly animal (5) 9 At once (11) 14 Distressing or painful to the feelings (8) 16 Sharp reply (7) 18 Flour and water mixture (5) 21 Searches for prey (5) 22 Prophet (4)