Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

6 Mid 18th-century suite of movements of light recreational music (12)

8 Mose —, late US jazz pianist and singer-songwriter whose works included Benediction and Parchman Farm (7) 9 and 22

1993 Booker Prize-winning novel by Roddy Doyle (5,6,2,2,2)

10 George —, 19thcentury authoress of the novels Indiana and Consuelo (4)

12 Jarno —, F1 motor racing driver who won the 2004 Monaco GP (6)

14 University city in Veneto, N E Italy; setting for much of William Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew (5)

15 Thomas —, 1995 French Open singles tennis champion (6)

16 and 19 1861 novel by Ellen Wood (4,5)

21 Daughter of Polonius in the William Shakespeare play Hamlet (7)

22 See 9 Across

DOWN

1 Department of N France whose prefecture is Versailles (8) 2 Gunter —, winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature (5) 3 Musical instrument associated with entertainers Russ Conway and Jerry Lee Lewis (5) 4 Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables deep-fried in batter (7) 5 and 17 1991 John

Francome novel (4,5) 6 2005 novel by Peter James; first book in the Roy Grace series (4,6) 7 Aristophanes play featuring the character Myrrhine (10) 11 In golf, an estimated standard score for a hole that a good player should make (3) 12 David —, New Zealand 6 1992 Olympic

Heavyweight boxing 8 bronze medallist (3) 13 1997 film comedy starring Jim Carrey and Maura Tierney (4,4) 14 Oscar —, 2006 winner of the Tour de France following the disqualification of Floyd Landis (7) 17 See 5 Down 18 Member of a body of lancers first employed in the Polish army (5) 20 Longest river in

Africa (4)

Crossword

ACROSS

Pedigree (12) Official language of Bangladesh (7)

9 Pluck (5)

10 Revise (4)

12 Spanish

dance (6)

14 Hut (5)

15 Cushion (6)

16 Shed tears (4)

19 Academy

Award (5)

21 Encourage, make

cheerful (7)

22 Stormy sea

journey (5,7)

DOWN

1 Towards the bottom of a slope (8)

2 Of the sun (5)

3 Once more (5)

4 Give up altogether (7) 5 Perceive sound (4)

6 Cutlery item (10)

7 Reward, remuneration (10)

11 Uncooked (3)

12 Rubbish holder (3)

13 Ultimate (8)

14 Bravery (7)

17 Casino counters (5) 18 Lariat (5)

20 Cut with an axe (4)