Quizword & Crossword

Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.

Quizword ACROSS

6 and 12 Sean O’Casey stage play first performed in 1923 (3,6,2,1,6)

8 and 22 1968 novel by

John Irving (7,4,3,5)

9 International airport in Chicago, US, formerly called Orchard Field (5)

10 River that flows through Leeds and Skipton (4)

12 See 6 Across

14 Hardy —, dressmaker by appointment to Queen Elizabeth II who founded a fashion house in 1946 (5)

15 — River, large stream in upstate New York, US, flowing into Lake Ontario (6)

16 Leguminous West Indian shrub; a source of indigo (4)

19 Nigel —, English chess grandmaster born in 1965 (5)

21 2001 novel by Minette Walters (4,3)

22 See 8 Across

DOWN

1 London airport that began life in 1929 as the Great

West Aerodrome (8)

2 The —, 1988 novel by Joanna Trollope (5)

3 River in northern Italy that flows to the Adriatic via Verona (5)

4 The —, 1986-90 ITV sitcom starring Nicholas Lyndhurst and Janet Dibley (3,2,2)

5 King of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia from 757-796 (4)

6 Industrial city in Alabama, US, on the Black Warrior River (10)

7 Singer; 2006 winner of ITV series The X Factor (5,5)

11 River in Ethiopia that flows south into Lake Turkana, Kenya (3)

12 Robbie —, actor who played Lee Stanley in Channel 4 comedy series Desmond’s (3)

13 City in Quebec, Canada; 1976 Summer Olympic Games host (8)

14 Jenny —, actress who played Jessica 6 in 1976 action film Logan’s Run (7)

17 Fermin —, 1992 Olympic men’s

1,500m gold medallist (5)

18 L R —, West Indies Test cricketer who took 7-98 against India at Mumbai in 1975 (5)

20 Annual plant with edible sticky green pods also called ladies’ fingers (4)

Crossword ACROSS

6 Resounds, re-echoes (12)

8 Hard-wearing (7)

9 Long narrow hilltop (5)

10 Water jug (4)

12 Specimen (6)

14 Of sturdy build (5)

15 Hardly ever (6)

16 Most superior (4)

19 Short letters (5)

21 Vintage (7)

22 Military information (12)

DOWN

1 Listen without the speaker knowing (8)

2 Clan (5)

3 Gem (5)

4 Part of a golf course (7)

5 Plant ovule (4)

6 Misleading clue (3,7)

7 Object used to contain something (10)

11 Purchase (3)

12 Crafty (3)

13 Demanding immediate attention (8)

14 Cosmetic item (7)

17 Injure with hot liquid or steam (5)

18 Big (5)

20 Strong taste (4)