Quizword & Crossword

Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.

Quizword ACROSS

6 MLB team; 2020 World Series runners-up (5,3,4) 8 Amelia —, first woman to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic (7) 9 Swimming stroke in which the feet are kicked like paddles while the arms reach forward and pull back through the water (5) 10 Unit of length that is one twelfth of a foot (4) 12 See 1 Down 14 Leslie —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The L-shaped Room (5) 15 River upon which

Norwich stands (6) 16 1974 Eurovision Song Contest winners with Waterloo (4) 19 Karel —, Czech author of 1921 stage play R U R (5) 21 Nico —, F1 driver; 2016 European GP winner (7) 22 1954 novel by Max

Frisch (2,3,7)

DOWN

1 and 12 Across Best Picture Oscar-winning film directed by Sam Mendes (8,6) 2 Canoe-like boat designated with the letter K in Olympic events (5) 3 Mediterranean island whose capital is Valletta (5) 4 Kyran —, rugby union scrum half; 1993 England Test debutant against New Zealand (7) 5 Small constellation in the northern hemisphere containing the star Vega (4) 6 and 14 Down 1957 novel by John Wyndham (3,7,7) 7 1910 novel by

Arnold Bennett (10) 11 Twining plant cultivated for its edible tuber (3) 12 The —, 2009 film drama starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden (3) 13 2012 novel by Will

Self (8) 14 See 6 Down 17 Port in Finistere, France; a major naval station of the country (5) 18 Sean —, actor who played Sam in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (5) 20 Large American feline mammal also called a cougar or mountain lion (4)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror