Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

6 Cartoonist who created characters Koko the Clown and Betty Boop (3,9) 8 Eugene —, Hungarian-born conductor awarded an Honorary

KBE in 1976 (7)

9 and 20 Down Author of 1688 novel Oroonoko (5,4) 10 Island in the

English Channel whose two main parts are linked by isthmus

La Coupee (4)

12 Klaus —, actor who played the title role in 1979 film drama Woyzeck (6) 14 High-level computer programming language for beginners that first appeared in 1964 (5) 15 1987-93 ITV game show hosted by Chris Serle and, latterly, Richard Madeley (6) 16 Standard monetary unit of Thailand (4) 19 The —, 2010 novel by Frederick Forsyth (5)

21 Manuel —, military leader; de facto head of state of Panama from 1983-89 (7)

22 1994 short story collection by

Irvine Welsh (3,4,5)

DOWN

1 Rhetorical figure in which contradictory terms are used in conjunction (8)

2 John —, first

American astronaut to orbit the earth (5) 3 Country in

North Africa; capital Tripoli (5) 4 — nerve, that part of the nervous system beginning in the lower back and extending down the thigh (7)

5 First wife of Jacob in the Old Testament (4) 6 1987 romcom starring Cher and Nicolas Cage (10)

7 The —, 1885 stage farce by

Arthur Wing Pinero (10) 11 See 17 Down

12 Nellie —, artistic gymnast; 1976

Olympic team, floor exercise and vault gold medallist (3) 13 1987 action-comedy film starring

Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez (8) 14 1971 film comedy featuring the character

Fielding Mellish (7)

17 and 11 1923 novel by Aldous Huxley (5,3) 18 Tycho —, Danish astronomer who established the Uraniborg Observatory on the island of Hven (5) 20 See 9 Across

Crossword ACROSS

6 Protestor (12)

8 Positive and confident (7)

9 Find the sum of (3,2) 10 Final (4)

12 Rupture (6)

14 Ring-shaped roll (5) 15 Truly (6)

16 Sixth month (4)

19 Chuck though the air (5) 21 Shop selling medicines (7)

22 School crossing

patrol (8,4)

DOWN

1 Food of the gods (8) 2 Work dough (5) 3 Prevent the growth of (5)

4 Chewy sweet (7) 5 Virtuous (4)

6 Slow down (10) 7 It appears that (10) 11 Period of

24 hours (3)

12 Folded fabric edge (3) 13 Of ships or navigation (8) 14 Bluebottle (7)

17 Range (5)

18 Sheds tears (5) 20 Housetop (4)