Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS 6 — Castle, site in East Sussex of The Royal Greenwich Observatory from 1948-90 (12) 8 Andre —, French Marshal in the armies of Napoleon awarded the title Prince d’essling (7) 9 Lemuroid primate of Madagascar also called a babakoto (5)
10 and 7 Down US jazz singer who played Maggie Jackson in 1955 film drama Pete Kelly’s Blues (4,10) 12 1974 fantasy film starring Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling (6) 14 Colourless radioactive element; symbol Rn (5) 15 Denis —, 1980-83 Deputy Leader of the Labour Party; Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974-79 (6) 16 Ballet step in which a dancer springs from one leg and lands on the other (4)
19 and 22 2010 Tim Burton fantasy film starring Mia Wasikowska in the title role (5,2,10) 21 Greek wine flavoured with resin (7) 22 See 19 Across DOWN 1 Capital of Brazil (8) 2 Alloy based on iron containing carbon and small quantities of other elements (5) 3 Kenny —, 1992-2003 Scotland wing who played club rugby for Glasgow Warriors, Wasps and London Scottish (5) 4 Romance language of Europe also known as Langue d’oc (7) 5 Douglas —, Conservative MP for Witney from 1983-97; Home Secretary from 1985-89 (4) 6 Shark of chiefly warm waters with flattened extensions on either side of the head (10) 7 See 10 Across 11 Legendary foster brother and steward of King Arthur (3) 12 — I, King of Albania from 1928-39 (3) 13 Latin hymn of the 13th century describing the Last Judgement whose title translates as ‘day of wrath’ (4,4) 14 Screen or wall decoration at the back of an altar (7) 17 Collective noun for a group of lions (5) 18 Howard —, US radio personality who played himself in 1997 biopic Private Parts (5) 20 Island in the Inner Hebrides; site of an abbey founded by St Columba (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS 6 Going between places far apart (4-8) 8 Extremely dirty and unpleasant (7) 9 Rep (5) 10 Celebrity (4) 12 Quest (6) 14 Decide on (2,3) 15 Unlocked (6) 16 Always (4) 19 Push gently (5) 21 Exact copy (7) 22 By chance (12) DOWN 1 Cruel, brutal (8) 2 Grown-up (5) 3 Less important song on a vinyl record (1-4) 4 Corpse (7) 5 Line in darts (4) 6 Forgets how many (5,5) 7 Poised for use or action (2,3,5) 11 Deity (3) 12 Weep (3) 13 Military waking signal (8) 14 Beginning or origin (7) 17 Traffic light colour (5) 18 Maliciousness (5) 20 Batsman’s score of zero (4)