Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Aromatic gum resin also called olibanum obtained from an African tree (12) 8 Town in E Surrey at the foot of the North Downs (7) 9 Musical ornamentation consisting of the rapid alternation between one tone and the next above it (5) 10 Henry —, sugar merchant who established a London art gallery in 1897 (4) 12 Part of a ship, its equipment or cargo purposely cast overboard (6) 14 Fabric of silk and rayon closely woven to give a smooth glossy appearance (5) 15 Alan —, WBC and WBA Middleweight champion from March-september 1980 (6) 16 Eleanor —, actress who played Augusta Colt in 2004 romcom Wimbledon (4) 19 Island in the Pacific Ocean; the world’s smallest republic (5) 21 1964 crime film starring Melina Mercouri and Peter Ustinov (7) 22 19th-century French poet whose volumes include Poemes saturniens (4,8)
DOWN
1 See 12 Down 2 Mogul emperor of India from 1556-1605 (5) 3 Major mountain system of South America (5) 4 2002 studio album by David Bowie (7) 5 Town in Piedmont, Italy, famous for its sparkling wine (4) 6 and 14 Down 2007 Jasper Fforde novel (5,5,7) 7 Mandarin orange originating in Algeria (10) 11 The —, 1994 drama starring Elijah Wood and Kevin Costner (3)
12 and 1 Rugby union lock; 2006 Scotland Test debutant against Romania (3,8) 13 Alexander —, Russian composer whose Symphony No 3 in C minor, Opus 43 is entitled Le Divin Poeme (8) 14 See 6 Down 17 David —, 1976-88 leader of the Liberal Party (5) 18 Timothy —, 2014 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor for Mr Turner (5) 20 Russian river that flows to the Caspian Sea at Guryev (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Most important position (5,2,5) 8 Planet (7) 9 Upper body (5) 10 Bushy hairstyle (4) 12 Container of cardboard or waxed paper (6) 14 Rugby formation (5) 15 Excused (6) 16 Gaelic (4) 19 Bode (5) 21 Metropolis (7) 22 Especially (2,10)
DOWN
1 Scatter (8) 2 Thighbone (5) 3 Frequently (5) 4 Wreckage found adrift (7) 5 Disfigurement (4) 6 Shrove Tuesday (7,3) 7 Adviser (10) 11 Perform on stage (3) 12 Use scissors on (3) 13 Strangle (8) 14 Austere (7) 17 Sharp or severe (5) 18 Room (5) 20 Team of villains (4)