Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Rank in the British Army immediately senior to a brigadier (5,7) 8 Tim —, writer, director and star of 1992 comedy Bob Roberts (7) 9 Janet —, New Zealand author of 1957 novel Owls Do Cry (5) 10 Twelfth month of the Jewish civil year (4) 12 Billy —, actor who portrayed J Edgar Hoover in 2009 crime film Public Enemies (6) 14 The —, 1979 horror film starring Oliver Reed and Samantha Eggar (5) 15 Standard unit of currency of Madagascar (6) 16 River rising in northern France that flows through Belgium into the North Sea at Nieuwpoort (4) 19 Lawrence —, explorer who died on the second Antarctic expedition of R F Scott (5) 21 European republic; capital Reykjavik (7)
22 and 12 Down 1984 action-comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold (7,5,3)
DOWN
1 Republic of East Africa bordering on the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea (8) 2 Smallest unit of weight in the avoirdupois system (5) 3 Peter —, author of stage works The Investigation and Marat/sade (5) 4 County of SE Republic of Ireland separated from SW Wales by St George’s Channel (7) 5 Town in Galilee where Jesus is said to have performed his first miracle (4) 6 1964 comedy-drama starring Margaret Rutherford and Lionel Jeffries (6,4) 7 Daughters of evening in Greek mythology who guarded a tree bearing golden apples belonging to Hera (10) 11 C B —, England Test cricketer who hit 144 against Australia at The Oval in 1905 (3) 12 See 22 Across 13 Benjamin —, prime minister from 1874-80 (8) 14 Chris —, 1956 Olympic 3,000m steeplechase gold medallist (7) 17 Adam —, Australian stand-up comedian; presenter of Channel 4 show The Last Leg (5) 18 River in Hades in Greek mythology that caused forgetfulness in those who drank from it (5) 20 River that flows to the North Sea at Middlesbrough (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS 6 Once in a while (12) 8 Exhibits, flaunts (7) 9 Code word for the letter R (5) 10 Prophet (4) 12 Bay lynx (6) 14 Senior member (5) 15 Paper hanky (6) 16 Image or statue (4) 19 Egg-shaped (5) 21 Not very (4,3) 22 Ordinary (3-2-3-4) DOWN 1 Departs in haste (8) 2 Stage whisper (5) 3 Browned bread (5) 4 Continue, persevere (5,2) 5 Slender (4) 6 Resistance or dissent (10) 7 Soft fluffy stuff (6,4) 11 Grief (3) 12 Sleeping place (3) 13 Mixed alcoholic drink (8) 14 Duchy (7) 17 Oneness (5) 18 Prepare to pray (5) 20 Adjoin (4)