Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 John —, 2001-18 Republic of Ireland defender who played over 200 league games for both Manchester United and Sunderland (5)
4 and 19 2000 romcom starring Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson (5,4) 10 Garlic mayonnaise (5) 11 River forming part of the border between Germany and Luxembourg (7) 12 Gerry —, US golfer; 1999 Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open tournament winner (8) 13 In weaving, yarn woven across the width of a fabric (4) 15 Silvery-white metal; symbol Ce (6) 17 Robert —, author of novels Necrophenia and Retromancer (6) 19 See 4 Across 20 Son of Polixenes in William Shakespeare play The Winter’s Tale (8) 23 Screen or wall decoration at the back of an altar (7) 24 Lizard of tropical Asia and Africa with reduced limbs (5) 25 Junko —, 1993 World Championships women’s marathon gold medallist (5) 26 2012 St Leger winner ridden by Mickael Barzalona (5)
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2 River in Kent that flows into the English Channel at Pegwell Bay (5) 3 Greek philosopher born in 341 BC who authored treatise On Nature (8) 5 Domed or vaulted recess at the east end of a church (4) 6 Kind of thin fragile porcelain named after a town in Northern Ireland (7) 7 Village in Scotland south of Stirling; site of a 1314 battle (11) 8 Fast powerful overhead stroke in tennis (5) 9 Fictional detective who first appeared in 1893 story The Missing Millionaire by Hal Meredeth aka Harry Blyth (6,5) 14 Benjamin —, US president from 1889-93 (8) 16 A M E —, West Indies Test cricketer who took 6-37 against England in Manchester in 1976 (7) 18 Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s spaniel; subject of a 1933 biography by Virginia Woolf (5) 21 Edward —, director of films Glory, Defiance and The Siege (5) 22 River in central Germany upon which Felsberg and Fritzlar stand (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Condition (5) 4 Baby bird (5) 10 Cut cooked meat into slices (5) 11 Crush by walking on (7) 12 Protection against rain (8) 13 Broad (4) 15 Messy, disorderly (6) 17 TV programme shown again (6) 19 Skin problem (4) 20 Blameless (8) 23 Continually (2,3,2) 24 Upper body (5) 25 Common viper (5) 26 Thin porridge (5)
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2 Pulsate (5) 3 Decompression sickness (3,5) 5 Pile (4) 6 Turn turtle (7) 7 Bet placed on a series of events (11) 8 Stand or booth (5) 9 Pleasure (11) 14 Newspaperman (8) 16 Drinking vessel (7) 18 Senseless (5) 21 Weird (5) 22 Lazy (4)