Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 and 12 1958 Ellery Queen novel set during three different times in the 20th century (3,9,6) 8 Spirit flavoured with plant extract used as a flavouring in alcoholic drinks (7) 9 Jack —, English hangman whose victims included the Duke of Monmouth in 1685 (5) 10 Anthony —, prime minister from 1955-57 (4)
12 See 6 Across 14 Gerald —, writing pseudonym of comic actor Ronnie Barker (5) 15 Blaise —, 17th-century mathematician and philosopher who developed the theory of probability with Pierre de Fermat (6) 16 Period of seven days (4) 19 Ryan —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Love Story (5) 21 Andrew —, president of the US from 1829-37 (7) 22 1997 family film starring John Goodman and Jim Broadbent (3,9)
DOWN
1 1988 comedy-drama film starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater (8) 2 Georges —, French composer of operas Carmen and Djamileh (5) 3 Capital of Belarus (5) 4 City in Rostov Oblast, Russia, associated with a 1928 show trial (7) 5 Small flying insect known to bite (4) 6 Measure of volume used in cooking equal to three teaspoons (10) 7 1999 action film starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg (5,5) 11 Score of nothing in certain games (3) 12 Monetary unit of Malaysia; one-hundredth of a ringgit (3) 13 Evergreen shrub also called the Russian olive (8) 14 Marsupial similar to a kangaroo (7) 17 Singer-actress who starred as Selma Jezkova in 2000 film drama Dancer in the Dark (5) 18 Harold —, Italy-born poet and art collector who died in 1994 (5) 20 Word representing the letter E in the NATO phonetic alphabet (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Rebuilds (12) 8 Container for growing flowers (7) 9 Short high-pitched signal (5) 10 Egress (4) 12 Against (6) 14 Smaller number of (5) 15 Electric razor (6) 16 Perceive with the ears (4) 19 Manservant (5) 21 Gather together (5,2) 22 Creature lacking a backbone (12)
DOWN
1 Form of neuralgia (8) 2 Make as one (5) 3 Tempest (5) 4 Drinking glass (7) 5 Eyelid swelling (4) 6 Restricting freedom by the use of force (10) 7 Punctuation mark (10) 11 For every (3) 12 Animal doctor (3) 13 Motorcycle sport (8) 14 Plume (7) 17 Use a pen (5) 18 Cuban dance (5) 20 Touch down (4)