Quizword & Crossword
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS
1 Large brass wind instrument similar in range to the tuba (10) 8 Singer-actor who played the title role in 1988 biopic Buster (7) 9 Rhythmic Cuban dance in duple time (5) 10 Woodwind instrument whose mouthpiece has a double reed (4) 11 Small, economy car first manufactured by BMC in 1959 (4) 12 Female adult pig (3) 14 and 4 Down 2000 Olympic Super Heavyweight boxing gold medallist (6,8) 15 Mark —, Russia-born abstract painter whose works include Yellow Band and Number 13 (6) 18 Giant in British folklore associated with the giant Magog (3) 20 John —, actor who played the title role in ITV series Inspector Morse (4) 21 1981 novel by Stephen King (4) 23 Muse of love poetry in Greek mythology (5) 24 Puree of onions mixed into a thick white sauce (7) 25 See 7 Down
DOWN
1 City north-west of Manchester that houses the Lowry Centre (7) 2 — and Thummim, objects used as oracles mentioned in the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament (4) 3 Tracy —, 1979 US Open singles tennis champion (6) 4 See 14 Across 5 City in S France whose Roman remains include an amphitheatre and the Pont du Gard aqueduct (5) 6 Matthew —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Dallas Buyers Club (11)
7 and 25 Across The —, 1973 western film starring Burt Reynolds and Sarah Miles (3,3,5,3,7) 13 Lee —, golfer who won the 2009 Dubai World Championship (8) 16 Rare migratory European whitefish with a long, pointed snout (7) 17 Michael —, actor whose roles have included Mr Blonde in 1992 film thriller Reservoir Dogs (6) 19 West African republic whose capital is Accra (5) 22 Paul —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The Story of Louis Pasteur (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS
1 As fast as possible (2,4,4) 8 At a time when demand is less (3-4) 9 Direction (5) 10 Minute particle (4) 11 Data (4) 12 Epoch (3) 14 White downy fibre (6) 15 Godlike (6) 18 And not (3) 20 Blood vessel (4) 21 Gemstone (4) 23 Tag (5) 24 Game played on ice (7) 25 Extensive (10)
DOWN
1 Deliberate insult (7) 2 Give food to (4) 3 Fondness (6) 4 Scaly anteater (8) 5 Big (5) 6 Firework (5,6) 7 Way in which words are used (11) 13 Shake or agitate violently (8) 16 Hinted at or suggested (7) 17 Minor difficulty or problem (6) 19 Synagogue minister (5) 22 Gratis (4)