Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Josiah —, 18th-century founder of a pottery manufactory in Stoke (5) 4 Genus of small terrestrial lizards that inhabit warm regions of the Old World (5) 10 Georges —, French author of 1881 novel Serge Panine (5) 11 One of the two immortal gorgons in Greek mythology (7)
12 and 5 Down 2007 novel by Peter Ho Davies (3,5,4) 13 Small diving duck of northern Eurasia (4)
15 and 25 2008 crime drama film starring Melissa Leo as Ray Eddy (6,5)
17 and 26 1939 novel by Arthur Ransome (6,5) 19 Pseudonym of 19th-century illustrator Hablot Knight Browne (4) 20 Arboreal amphibian such as the gray — of the US and Canada (4,4) 23 The —, 1797 novel by Mrs Ann Radcliffe subtitled The Confessional of the Black Penitents (7) 24 1979 sci-fi film starring Tom Skerritt and Sigourney Weaver (5) 25 See 15 Across 26 See 17 Across
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2 Mike —, Governor of Indiana from 2013-17; current vice president of the United States (5) 3 Medium-sized plover whose adult female is brighter in colour than the male (8) 5 See 12 Across 6 Asian republic also known as Burma; capital Nay Pyi Taw (7) 7 Capital of Trinidad and Tobago (4,2,5) 8 Market town in the Scottish Borders at the confluence of the Rivers Teviot and Tweed (5) 9 1997 film drama starring Federico Luppi and Damian Delgado (3,4,4) 14 River in Guyana flowing north to the Atlantic at Georgetown (8) 16 Japanese art of paper folding (7) 18 Black partially dried plum with a wrinkled appearance (5) 21 Craig —, poet whose volumes include 1979’s A Martian Sends a Postcard Home (5) 22 River in Normandy, France, that flows through Saint-lo (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Counterfoils (5) 4 Force out of a property (5) 10 In existence (5) 11 Unprofessional (7) 12 Nudist (8) 13 Very dry (4) 15 Newspaper boss (6) 17 Ulterior motive (6) 19 Yes votes (4) 20 Infatuated (8) 23 Laugh softly (7) 24 Of sound or hearing (5) 25 British bronze coin (5) 26 Lacking freshness (5)
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2 Unexpected plot development (5) 3 Vegetable or salad item (8) 5 Calf meat (4) 6 V-shaped stripe (7) 7 Upkeep (11) 8 Very light wood (5) 9 Prized possession (5,3,3) 14 Lacking knowledge (8) 16 Frozen block (3,4) 18 At no time (5) 21 Affected by movement of the sea (5) 22 Outer covering of the body (4)