Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS 3 City in Canada housing the University of Saskatchewan (9) 8 Katie —, 2005 and 2007 FINA World Aquatics Championships 200m and 400m individual medley gold medallist (4) 9 and 24 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner ridden by Paddy Brennan (8,9) 10 Ambrose —, US poet and satirist who disappeared in Mexico in 1913 (6) 13 Claude —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Mr Skeffington (5) 14 Democratic socialist magazine relaunched in 2018 whose editors have included Michael Foot and Chris Mullin (7) 15 Sound made by a pigeon (3) 16 Yvonne —, singer-actress who played Mary Magdalene in 1973 film musical Jesus Christ Superstar (7) 17 European finch with a brown streaked plumage (5) 21 Sea god in classical mythology; husband of Doris (6) 22 — Cup, annual tournament contested by British and American ladies’ tennis teams between 1923-89 (8) 23 The —, 2008 novel by Christos Tsiolkas (4) 24 See 9 Across
DOWN 1 and 2 1816 opera by Gioachino Rossini subtitled The Useless Precaution (3,6,2,7) 2 See 1 Down 4 1979 sci-fi film starring Tom Skerritt and Sigourney Weaver (5) 5 Moses Ndiema —, 2014 Commonwealth 10,000m gold medallist (7) 6 Gavin —, British sculptor and conceptual artist whose installations include 2004’s The Golden Thread (4) 7 Small port and resort in Argyll and Bute, west Scotland (4) 11 Annette —, singer and actress who played Dee Dee in 1964 film musical Bikini Beach (9) 12 Ferdinand —, 19th-century French diplomat and developer of the Suez Canal (2,7) 14 Unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds (3) 15 1981 film comedy starring Ringo Starr and Dennis Quaid (7) 18 Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin show; 1977 Tony Award winner for Best Musical and Best Original Score (5) 19 Joan —, Spanish painter whose works include 1967’s The Gold of Azure (4) 20 Eldest of Noah’s three sons in the Old Testament (4)
Crossword
ACROSS 3 Woodwork (9) 8 Slightly open (4) 9 Discourteous (8) 10 Clear condensation from (6) 13 Move to music (5) 14 Confidential (7) 15 Cooking vessel (3) 16 Pig’s foot (7) 17 Award for bravery (5) 21 Obstacle or difficulty (6) 22 Conventional telephone connection (8) 23 Waterbird with a long neck (4) 24 Take turns (9)
DOWN 1 Applicant (9) 2 Game played on a court (9) 4 Friendship (5) 5 Cinema snack (7) 6 Having no legal force (4) 7 Mechanical routine (4) 11 Without effort (5,4) 12 Welfare (9) 14 Standard (3) 15 Retired person’s payment (7) 18 Stealing (5) 19 Vestibule (4) 20 Lazy (4)