Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other. QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS 6 Body of advisors to the Sovereign of the UK whose current head is Jacob Rees-mogg (5,7) 8 1936 family film starring Shirley Temple in the title role (7) 9 First letter of the Greek alphabet (5) 10 Owl of New Zealand also called the morepork (4) 12 European — grass, plant often used to stabilise sand dunes (6) 14 Extinct language of ancient southern Italy (5) 15 Tributary of the River Ouse in West and North Yorkshire upon which Ilkley stands (6) 16 Bluish-white metallic element; symbol Zn (4) 19 Zoltan —, director of film dramas Cry, the Beloved Country and A Woman’s Vengeance (5) 21 Mild powdered seasoning made from a sweet variety of red pepper (7)
22 and 12 Down 1999 comedy-drama sci-fi film starring Robin Williams (12,3)
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1 Rum-based coffee liqueur from the Caribbean (3,5) 2 Southern African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along the length of its back and neck (5)
3 and 14 1987 David Mamet film drama starring Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna (5,2,5) 4 — Islands, archipelago in the Bay of Bengal; home of the Sentinelese people (7) 5 Collective noun for a group of snipe (4) 6 Ignacy Jan —, pianist and composer; prime minister of Poland in 1919 (10) 7 Ian —, actor who played Stanley Windrush in 1959 film comedy I’m All Right Jack (10) 11 City in Honshu housing the most sacred Shinto shrine in Japan (3) 12 See 22 Across 13 Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose (8)
14 See 3 Down 17 Mark —, US swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics (5) 18 David —, actor who played Keith Miller in BBC TV soap Eastenders from 2004-08 (5) 20 John —, 2004-05 WBA Heavyweight champion (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Insectivorous plant (5,7) 8 Issue (7) 9 Beast of burden (5) 10 Run away (4) 12 Indian or Buddhist temple (6) 14 Very strong person (5) 15 Idea (6) 16 Code word for the letter L (4) 19 Edges of a roof (5) 21 Under control or restraint (2,5) 22 Careful consideration (12)
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1 Event, happening (8) 2 Savoury jelly (5) 3 Genetic copy (5) 4 European language (7) 5 Long series of events (4) 6 Device on a camera (10) 7 Cause of difficulty or embarrassment (6,4) 11 Flipper (3) 12 Remuneration (3) 13 Common salad dressing (5,3) 14 Surface layer of earth (7) 17 School punishment (5) 18 Fragment (5) 20 Change direction suddenly (4)