Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Philippine plant related to the banana whose leafstalks are the source of Manila hemp (5) 4 Shrimp-like marine crustacean; principal food of whalebone whales (5) 10 1978 stage musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice (5) 11 and 26 Actress who played Nicola Murray in BBC TV comedy series The Thick of It (7,5) 12 Ottorino —, Italian composer of operas Maria Egiziaca and Semirama (8) 13 Edward —, actor who starred as Arnold Bedford in 1964 adventure film First Men in the Moon (4) 15 Pieter —, Dutch painter whose works include 1647 still life Breakfast with Ham (6) 17 M J —, Australia Test cricketer who hit an unbeaten 103 against England at Edgbaston in 2009 (6) 19 Annual plant with edible sticky green pods also called ladies’ fingers (4) 20 2002-04 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner ridden by Jim Culloty (4,4) 23 1578 novel by John Lyly subtitled The Anatomy of Wit (7) 24 — Castle, Kent home of Anne Boleyn before her marriage to Henry VIII (5) 25 Larry —, actor who played the title role in 1946 biopic The Jolson Story (5) 26 See 11 Across
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2 1981 novel by Peter Carey (5) 3 Cyd —, actress-dancer who played Fiona Campbell in 1954 film musical Brigadoon (8) 5 The —, 1953 film drama starring Richard Burton and Jean Simmons (4) 6 Liquid of shellac dissolved in alcohol that dries to form a hard protective coating (7) 7 Heavyweight boxer; 1967 and 1970 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award winner (5,6) 8 Tycho —, Danish astronomer who established the Uraniborg Observatory on the island of Hven (5) 9 Tree or shrub of the genus Myrica also called bayberry (11) 14 Brian —, Grand National winner on Red Alligator and Red Rum (8) 16 Marcus Vipsanius —, Roman general, son-in-law of Augustus, who died in 12 BC (7) 18 Carl —, optical instruments manufacturer established in Germany in 1846 (5) 21 Patrick —, New Zealand-born Widnes Vikings rugby league wing previously with Bradford Bulls (2,3) 22 1996 novel by
Melvin Burgess (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Missile shot from a bow (5) 4 Strangely (5) 10 On two occasions (5) 11 Writing and production of plays (7) 12 Infirmary (8) 13 Message in cipher (4) 15 Lump of gold (6) 17 Set a vessel afloat (6) 19 Small bunch of flowers (4) 20 Tiny amount (8) 23 People in charge (7) 24 Harvests (5) 25 Black-and-white mammal (5) 26 Soak in liquid (5)
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2 Horse controls (5) 3 Partisan (3-5) 5 Eat less to lose weight (4) 6 Disappoint (3,4) 7 Grasping nature (7,4) 8 Watch band (5) 9 Switchboard operator (11) 14 Card game (8) 16 Protective item worn over the face (3,4) 18 Faith (5) 21 Mental picture (5) 22 Stitched (4)