Quizword & Crossword

Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.

Quizword ACROSS

3 See 9 Across

8 Eric —, Monty Python member who wrote the book of Broadway musical Spamalot (4)

9 and 3 2004 novel by Ruth Rendell (8,5,4)

10 Henry Steel —, a founder of the Theosophical Society in 1875 (6)

13 Town in Scotland; administrative headquarters of the Council Area of Clackmannanshire (5)

14 John —, Secretary of State for War from 1960-63 (7)

15 2011 animated film featuring the voice talent of Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway (3)

16 and 4 Down 1790 opera by W A Mozart (4,3,5)

17 Cecelia —, author of the novels Where Rainbows End and Thanks for the Memories (5)

21 Soluble mineral salt that occurs in arid soils and some natural waters (6)

22 The —, 1908 novel by W Somerset Maugham (8)

23 The —, 1997 film drama starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin (4)

24 Straight silk dress with a stand-up collar and a slit in one side worn by Chinese women (9)

DOWN

1 Leonardo —, medieval Italian mathematician who popularised the decimal system in Europe (9)

2 2003 novel by Sara Paretsky (9)

4 See 16 Across

5 Gambling game fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries played with a 40-card deck (7)

6 Kimiko —, Japan Open women’s singles tennis champion from 1992-94 (4)

7 Tiny brown bird with a fine bill and short narrow tail (4)

11 Battle of —, July 1708 conflict in the War of the Spanish Succession that resulted in victory for the Allies over France (9)

12 Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer composition that won the 1962 Best Original Song Oscar (4,5)

14 In golf, the flagpole marking the hole on a green (3)

15 1988 novel by Michael Dibdin (7)

18 Food that sustained the Israelites in the wilderness according to the Old Testament (5)

19 City in south-west England whose Latin name was Aquae Sulis (4)

20 Joan —, Spanish artist who painted 1967’s The Gold of Azure (4)

Crossword ACROSS

3 Vicious act (9)

8 Castle in chess (4)

9 Attains (8)

10 Teasing joking language or repartee (6)

13 Pulped fruit or veg (5)

14 Swagger (7)

15 Place (3)

16 Boarders (7)

17 Spanish snacks (5)

21 Colour (6)

22 Necropolis (8)

23 Difficulty, disadvantage (4)

24 Contemplates (9)

DOWN

1 Sour fruit (4,5)

2 Reduce in importance or value (9)

4 Prize (5)

5 From memory (2,5)

6 Regrets (4)

7 Long difficult journey (4)

11 Event, occurrence (9)

12 Racing sledge (9)

14 Large road vehicle (3)

15 Play-act (7)

18 Anteroom (5)

19 Brave person (4)

20 Golf pegs (4)