Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS
3 and 21 2009 novel by Kate Mosse (3,6,6) 8 John —, British mathematician who conceived a diagram using circles to represent sets and their relationships (4) 9 — Sea, body of water between the Gulf of Genoa and Corsica (8) 10 Elongated marine fish such as the common — with a sucking disc on the top of its head (6) 13 — Sea, body of water between Sulawesi and New Guinea (5) 14 Giovanni Battista —, Italian painter whose works include The Chariot of Aurora and The Banquet of Cleopatra (7) 15 Mikhail —, 1960-61 world chess champion (3) 16 Brian —, US actor who played Ted Montague in 1996 film drama Romeo + Juliet (7) 17 See 18 Down 21 See 3 Across 22 Lake —, body of water on the Peru-bolivia border (8) 23 Richard —, actor who portrayed George Putnam in 2009 biopic Amelia (4) 24 Market town in Powys, Wales, on the River Severn north of Powis Castle (9)
DOWN
1 and 20 1990 film drama starring Debra Winger and Nick Nolte (9,4) 2 and 15 Down 2018 action film starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly (3-3,3,3,4) 4 John —, Hungary-born co-director of 1954 animated film Animal Farm (5) 5 Any of various small long-tailed birds such as the pied — or yellow — (7) 6 1941 Agatha Christie novel featuring Tommy and Tuppence Beresford (1,2,1) 7 Airline; flag carrier of Israel (2,2) 11 Neil —, actor who played Rocky Cassidy in ITV comedy-drama series Boon (9) 12 Town in N Kent housing both a castle and cathedral (9) 14 Longest river in Scotland (3) 15 See 2 Down 18 and 17 Across New Zealand author; creator of detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn (5,5) 19 City in Alpes-maritimes, France, on the Mediterranean Sea (4) 20 See 1 Down
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS
3 Back one cause against another (4,5) 8 Golf club (4) 9 Instantly (2,1,5) 10 Outcome (6) 13 Twelve dozen (5) 14 Bishop’s district (7) 15 So or thus (3) 16 Entourage (7) 17 Of the nose (5) 21 Hugely overpriced article (3-3) 22 Insignificant fib (5,3) 23 Nought (4) 24 Playwright (9)
DOWN
1 Ignore (9) 2 Official who upholds petty rules (9) 4 Friendship (5) 5 Stretchy (7) 6 Lazy (4) 7 Otherwise (4) 11 Senior citizen (9) 12 Failed dive into water (5,4) 14 Perish (3) 15 Story within another (7) 18 Salad garnish (5) 19 Scorch (4) 20 Minute particle (4)