West Lothian Courier

Quizword & Crossword

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

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Quizword ACROSS

6 1983 film drama starring John Travolta and Cynthia Rhodes (7,5) 8 Spanish painter born in Crete in 1541 (2,5) 9 and 12 Resort region of southern Spain on the Mediterran­ean (5,3,3) 10 Tel —, Israeli city whose White City area was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its Bauhaus architectu­re (4) 12 See 9 Across

14 2009 sci-fi film starring Gerard Butler and Logan Lerman (5) 15 Andrew —, actor who played General Newton Armstrong in 1968 film comedy The Secret War of Harry Frigg (6) 16 City on the eastern coast of the Mediterran­ean occupied by Egypt following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War (4) 19 Common viper with a zigzag pattern along its back (5)

21 Lake —, body of water in Switzerlan­d also called Vierwaldst­attersee (7) 22 1967 novel by

Thornton Wilder (3,6,3)

DOWN

1 and 11 1944 novel by Saul Bellow (8,3) 2 Billie —, singer and actress who played Rose Tyler in BBC TV series Doctor Who (5) 3 Biblical king of

Moab killed by Ehud in Judges 3 (5)

4 1990 comedy-drama film starring, written and directed by Richard Linklater (7) 5 Burl —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for

The Big Country (4) 6 River formed in Virginia, US, that joins the Potomac at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (10) 7 French poet and critic whose works include 1917’s La Jeune Parque (4,6) 11 See 1 Down

12 Jack —, comedian and actor who starred in television series Lead Balloon and Bad Move (3)

13 1973 novel by

Dick Francis (4,4) 14 Biblical archangel who announced the forthcomin­g birth of Jesus to Mary (7)

17 Hot alcoholic drink from Sweden consisting of sweetened brandy, red wine, bitters and blanched almonds (5) 18 In mathematic­s, an angle of less than 90 degrees (5) 20 Capital and chief

port of Qatar (4)

Crossword ACROSS

6 Bumpy skin in the cold (5,7) 8 Bear the weight of (7) 9 Insect grub (5) 10 Ridge of coral (4) 12 Exclamatio­n of discovery (6) 14 Wide (5)

15 Place inside (6) 16 Settee (4) 19 Establishe­d custom (5)

21 Sailor’s bed (7) 22 Fault or

defect (12)

DOWN

1 Squeeze together (8) 2 Under (5)

3 Ski slope (5)

4 Clap (7)

5 Dread (4)

6 Leave a life of crime behind (2,8) 7 Slapstick comedy prop (6,4)

11 Skill (3)

12 Hearing organ (3) 13 Profitable (8)

14 Male sibling (7) 17 Stealing (5)

18 Slap (5)

20 Explosive device (4)

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