Two’s Company
This puzzle has two grids and a choice of two clues for each answer. The challenge is to decide which answer should go in which grid. We’ve solved two clues to give you a start.
ACROSS
1 Simultaneous occurrence of events • One who worries excessively about their health (13)
8 Small round loaf • State of the American Midwest (4)
9 Extreme pain • Form of quartz (5)
10 Alcoholic grape drink • — Rivers, late controversial comedian (4)
13 — Bale, Hollywood actor • Chief in importance (9)
16 Anticipate • Rarely (6)
18 — Piggott, legendary jockey • Take on loan (6)
19 Capital of Ghana • Join together (5)
20 Hang around • Having a meal (6)
22 Unit equal to eight pints • Shingle (6)
27 Southern polar region • — egg, fluffy breakfast food (9)
30 Stiff paper • Utensil (4)
31 Ringo —, Beatles drummer • Journal (5)
32 Marble —, London landmark • Satan’s abode (4)
33 Housing • Illusory perception (13)
DOWN
2 Ivy League university • Breathe in sleepily (4)
3 Caribbean music genre • Scottish delicacy (6)
4 Country • Top number in bingo (6)
5 Identical sibling? • Soon (4)
6 Period of 60 seconds • Autumn-flowering bulb (6)
7 Plaster — a wall, eg • — Neil, TV political commentator (6)
11 Stylish • Thickening agent (4)
12 Princess Royal • — rail, internal wall divider (4)
14 Backbone • Home —, Macauley Culkin movie (5)
15 Countryside fence crossing • Motivation, impetus (5)
17 Spoil • Pull hard (3)
18 Implore • — behind, hang back (3)
20 Reduce in rank • Item left in a will (6)
21 Narrow part of a bottle • Dame — Everage, Barry Humphries character (4)
23 Stink • Line about which something pivots (4)
24 Zero • Active, energetic (6)
25 Northern European sea • Element discovered by Marie Curie (6)
26 Gained points in football • Fairy king in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (6)
28 — Idle, Monty Python comedian • Tofu bean (4)
29 Protagonist • Therefore (4)