Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
6 Rank in the RAF immediately above group captain (3,9) 8 Kylie —, singer and actress who played Kaye Hallin 2018 comedy-drama film Swinging Safari (7) 9 City in Alentejo, Portugal; a UNESCO World Heritage Site (5) 10 The —, 2000 mystery film starring Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi (4) 12 Heavy woollen cloth with a thick nap named after a town in Antwerp, Belgium (6) 14 Alfred —, English poet; author of 1940 novel The Last Man (5) 15 City in southwest Ohio, US; home of aircraft pioneers the Wright brothers (6) 16 and 2 Down Ancient city of Latium; birthplace of Romulus and Remus (4,5) 19 Georges —, French author of 1881 novel Serge Panine (5) 21 Capital of Iraq (7) 22 2005 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner ridden by Kieren Fallon (9,3)
DOWN
1 Long-legged insect also called a daddy-longlegs (5,3) 2 See 16 Across 3 Yellowish-brown hard translucent fossil resin used for jewellery (5) 4 King of Pherae, Thessaly, who in Greek mythology is married to Alcestis (7) 5 City in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic (4) 6 1998 action film starring Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton (10) 7 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for A Streetcar Named Desire (4,6) 11 Unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds (3) 12 Pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt whose mother was Merneith (3) 13 and 14 2010 story collection by Stephen King (4,4,2,5) 14 See 13 Down 17 Philippine plant related to the banana whose leafstalks are the source of Manila hemp (5) 18 Group of Bantu languages of southern Africa including Xhosa and Zulu (5) 20 Naming word such as a common — or proper — (4)
Crossword
ACROSS
6 Type of orchestra (12) 8 Countries (7) 9 Regretful (5) 10 Hardens (4) 12 Agile tree-dwelling ape (6) 14 Bravery award (5) 15 Unduly interested in death (6) 16 Hair from sheep (4) 19 Of the nose (5) 21 Pub doorman (7) 22 Without warning (3,2,3,4)
DOWN
1 Tyrannical ruler (8) 2 Fire a weapon (5) 3 Frozen dew (5) 4 Surface layer of earth (7) 5 Fibber (4) 6 Penalty imposed for an offence (10) 7 In general (2,3,5) 11 Traffic light colour (3) 12 Hiatus (3) 13 Vegetable type (8) 14 One thousand thousands (7) 17 Subside (5) 18 Female monarch (5) 20 Closed (4)