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Quizword & Crossword

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

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Quizword

ACROSS

6 and 9 1969 comedy-drama film starring Bill Travers and Virginia Mckenna based on a book by Gavin Maxwell (4,2,6,5)

8 2015, 2017 and 2018 World Women’s Snooker Championsh­ip winner (2,2-3)

9 See 6 Across

10 Capital of Peru (4)

12 Bad-tempered character voiced by Pinto Colvig in 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (6)

14 James —, actor who played Hugo Horton in BBC TV sitcom The Vicar of Dibley (5)

15 See 22 Across

16 Large mammal also known as a killer whale (4)

19 Genus of plants with white, blue, purple or pink daisy-like flowers (5)

21 See 5 Down

22 and 15 Ernest Hemingway novel published posthumous­ly in 1970 (7,2,3,6)

DOWN

1 The —, 1935 film drama starring

Victor Mclaglen as Gypo Nolan (8)

2 Principal area in Mid Wales; administra­tive centre Llandrindo­d Wells (5)

3 Henrik —, author of stage plays Hedda Gabler and The League of Youth (5)

4 Family of flowering plants that includes the Ningpo — and Mimbres — (7)

5 and 21 Across 1872 novel by Susan Coolidge (4,4,3)

6 Location of Isle of Man Airport near Castletown (10)

7 2009 and 2011 World Championsh­ips men’s decathlon gold medallist (4,6)

11 Industrial city in Baden-wurttember­g, Germany, on the River Danube (3)

12 Egyptian god of the Earth (3)

13 George —, author of novels Beauchamp’s Career and The Ordeal of Richard Feverel (8)

14 Thomas —, English parliament­ary general; Commander-in-chief of the New Model Army from 1645 (7)

17 Tadayuki —, Japanese rider; 1997 500cc Motorcycle World Championsh­ip runner-up (5)

18 2010 crime novel by Thomas Perry (5)

20 Donald —, prime minister of Poland from 2007-14 (4)

Crossword

ACROSS

6 Planned in advance (12)

8 Excellent (7)

9 Room in the roof (5)

10 Dairy product (4)

12 Human beings (6)

14 Royal (5)

15 Eye membrane (6)

16 Golfer’s warning shout (4)

19 Begin a

tennis game (5)

21 Fabric type (7)

22 Gossip (6-6)

DOWN

1 Dealer in gems (8)

2 Under (5)

3 Frogman (5)

4 Chewy sweet (7)

5 Fossil fuel (4)

6 Person dispensing medical drugs (10)

7 Speed up (10)

11 Major body of water (3)

12 Salary (3)

13 Demonstrat­es against (8)

14 Begrudges (7)

17 Anaestheti­c (5)

18 Liver and kidney as food (5)

20 Wet weather (4)

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