Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 D J G —, West Indies Test cricketer who took 7-66 against England at Old Trafford in 2007 (5)
4 Early form of hockey often played on ice (5)
10 and 20 1905 children’s book by L Frank Baum subtitled The Story of the
Magic Cloak (5,4,2,2) 11 1991 debut studio album by Blur (7) 12 Nine-sided polygon also called a nonagon (8) 13 Language also called Siamese (4) 15 Oliver —, actor who played the title role in 1970s ITV series Arthur of the Britons (6)
17 2011 novel by Chuck Palahniuk (6)
19 Stanley —, Labour MP for both Salford East and Salford
West; Minister for Social Security from 1976-79 (4) 20 See 10 Across 23 Standard unit of currency of Mauritania (7)
24 2013 and 2014
Prix de l’arc de Triomphe winner ridden by
Thierry Jarnet (5)
25 Any of several former Italian silver coins whose name derives from the Latin word for shield (5)
26 Kofi —, Secretary-general of the UN from
1997-2006 (5)
DOWN
2 Bertie —, Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland from 1997-2008 (5) 3 Island of the Philippines housing Davao City and Mount Apo (8)
5 and 16 1973 novel by Angus Wilson (2,2,2,5) 6 Name given to the eldest son of the king of France during the majority of the period 1350-1830 (7)
7 and 8 2003 novel by
Ian Rankin (1,8,2,5)
8 See 7 Down 9 Saint Kitts-born actor-comedian whose credits included 1990s BBC TV sketch show The Real Mccoy (5,6) 14 Richard —, British Pop Artist whose works include 1964 painting Interior II (8) 16 See 5 Down 18 City in Lombardy; chief financial centre of Italy (5)
21 2016 novel by Anthony Quinn (5) 22 Thora —, BAFTA Best Actress award winner for Talking Heads: A Cream Cracker Under the Settee (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Musical speed (5) 4 Midday meal (5) 10 Mistake (5) 11 Legendary bird (7) 12 Slaughter (8)
13 Put money away (4) 15 Beginner (6) 17 Traditional story or myth (6)
19 Short letter (4)
20 Nice (8)
23 Pantries (7)
24 Bid (5)
25 Breaks suddenly (5) 26 Wobbly dessert (5)
DOWN
2 Deserves (5)
3 Idiom (8)
5 On top of (4) 6 Curving inwards (7) 7 For keeps (11) 8 Steeple (5) 9 Outgoings (11)
14 Much less (3,5)
16 Old soldier (7)
18 Shut (5)
21 Very bad (5)
22 Pile (4)