Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS 6 Comedian who played Tommo Thompson in 2001 comedy Mike Bassett: England Manager (5,7) 8 2002 novel by Jilly Cooper (7) 9 Venanzio —, 1978 European Championships 5,000m gold medallist (5) 10 See 3 Down 12 Caroline —, comedienne whose characters included Mrs Merton and Sister Mary Immaculate (6) 14 Web-footed long-necked waterbird such as the greylag (5) 15 Sonny —, 1962-64 World Heavyweight boxing champion (6) 16 Soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime (4)
19 and 21 President of Syria from 1971-2000 (5,2-5)
21 See 19 Across 22 Co-writer with Dick Clement of BBC TV sitcom The Likely Lads (3,2,7) DOWN 1 Greek god of wine, fruitfulness and vegetation (8)
2 and 5 1995 novel by Jack Harvey, aka Ian Rankin (5,4) 3 and 10 Across 2004 novel by Julie Burchill (5,4) 4 Juliette —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Chocolat (7)
5 See 2 Down 6 North Sea oil rig that exploded and was destroyed in 1988 (5,5) 7 City and seaport in NW Ecuador (10) 11 Unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds (3) 12 Mammal of the horse family also called a donkey (3) 13 Jean-jacques —, 18th-century political philosopher whose works include The Social Contract (8) 14 Honest old counsellor in William Shakespeare play The Tempest (7) 17 Large thick-skinned variety of orange named after a city in Israel (5) 18 Rod —, tennis player; 1962 and 1969 calendar-year Grand Slam winner (5) 20 Ship designed for Fridtjof Nansen’s 1893 Arctic explorations (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS 6 Meat and potato dish (9,3) 8 Art of folding paper into shapes (7) 9 Rage (5) 10 Sort, type (4) 12 Renowned (6) 14 Hay bundles (5) 15 Large bird (6) 16 Fibber (4) 19 Lessening (3-2) 21 Dizziness (7) 22 Proletariat (7,5) DOWN 1 Novice (8) 2 Low in price (5) 3 Particle of sand (5) 4 Up to (2,3,2) 5 Chesspiece (4) 6 Without any movement (5-5) 7 Rank-and-file members (5,5) 11 Month (3) 12 Hardly any (3) 13 Fresh and unusual (8) 14 Made to order (7) 17 Happening (5) 18 Cost (5) 20 Horse’s gait (4)