Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 See 11 Down 8 1975 Agatha Christie novel subtitled Poirot’s Last Case (7) 9 1980s BBC TV drama series starring Ann Bell, Stephanie Cole and Claire Oberman (5) 10 Genus of flowering plants that includes Munz’s — and Douglas — (4) 12 Johann Peter —, Germany-born painter of 1809’s Oedipe et Antigone (6) 14 Island of the Philippines; capital Quezon City (5) 15 Gustav —, Austrian composer of song cycle Kindertotenlieder whose 1905 premiere was in Vienna (6) 16 Sarah Jayne —, actress who plays Mandy Richardson in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks (4)
19 and 12 Down The Battle of —, conflict in January 1900 between Boer and British forces in the Second Boer War (5,3) 21 US state; capital Montgomery (7) 22 High altitude cloud characterised by thin white patches (12)
DOWN
1 Marine creature typically having five arms (8) 2 State bordering Saudi Arabia; capital Doha (5) 3 Rhys —, Welsh actor who portrayed Howard Marks in 2010 biopic Mr Nice (5) 4 Wading bird similar to the heron with a booming call (7) 5 1957 novel by Vladimir Nabokov (4) 6 British record producer who launched RAK Records in 1969 (6,4) 7 The —, 1886 novel by Henry James (10)
11 and 6 Across 1865 Charles Dickens novel featuring characters John Harmon and Bella Wilfer (3,6,6) 12 See 19 Across 13 Leon —, 19th-century French physicist credited with naming the gyroscope (8) 14 Elmore —, author of novels Get Shorty and Freaky Deaky (7) 17 City in Meurthe-etmoselle, France; capital of the dukes of Lorraine in the 12th century (5) 18 Third letter in the Greek alphabet (5) 20 Long-legged wading bird such as the sacred — or straw-necked — (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Quick to use firearms (7-5) 8 Think deeply about (7) 9 Begin working (3,2) 10 Forearm bone (4) 12 Monthly pay (6) 14 Maliciously causing pain (5) 15 Way of hitting a football (6) 16 Entreaty (4) 19 Out of condition (5) 21 Cry out or speak suddenly (7) 22 Supposed alien spaceship (6,6)
DOWN
1 Symphony (8) 2 Type of heron (5) 3 Veracity (5) 4 Assemble and organise troops (7) 5 Rotisserie (4) 6 Along the entire scope of (10) 7 Gilet (4,6) 11 Male a mistake (3) 12 Use a needle and thread (3) 13 Union (8) 14 Sure (7) 17 Horse’s whinny (5) 18 Large sea (5) 20 Matted fabric (4)