Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

6 Alaska-set 1945 film comedy in a series starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour (4,2,6) 8 2009 film comedy starring Jack Black and Michael Cera (4,3) 9 Common —, mediumsized bird that sleeps on the wing (5) 10 Kate —, journalist whose autobiography The Kindness of Strangers was published in 2002 (4) 12 Type of off-spin cricket delivery whose invention is credited to Saqlain Mushtaq (6) 14 Republic of Africa whose capital is Khartoum (5) 15 Paladin in attendance on Charlemagne who died in battle at Roncesvalles in 778 (6) 16 Charles —, author of 1823 collection Essays of Elia (4) 19 Scott —, author of novels Personal Injuries and Presumed Innocent (5) 21 and 22 1989 novel by

John Irving (1,6,3,4,5) 22 See 21 Across

DOWN

1 Middle name of US president Warren G Harding (8) 2 Eddy —, 1966 and 1969 European Championships 110m hurdles gold medallist (5) 3 German 9mm calibre

automatic pistol (5) 4 Inland port in SE Texas, US; site of the Lyndon B Johnson Space Center (7) 5 Nocturnal flightless

bird of New Zealand (4) 6 Australian actor who played Peter Thornton in 1960s BBC TV drama series Mogul (3,7) 7 Low-growing plant with white flowers and red edible fruits (10) 11 2012 film drama starring Matthew Mcconaughey in the title role (3) 12 Small European brown flatfish covered with rough scales (3) 13 Rare breed of shortlegged chiefly white terriers developed in Wales (8) 14 Highest peak in

Wales (7) 17 Andy —, rugby union lock; 1977 New Zealand Test debutant against British & Irish Lions (5) 18 Janet —, New Zealand author of 1957 novel Owls Do Cry (5) 20 Marcelo —, 1998 Australian Open singles tennis championship runner-up (4)