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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 14 Down 1942 novel by Agatha Christie (3,4,2,3,7) 8 Romance language of Europe also known as Langue d’oc (7) 9 and 17 Down 2013 action film starring Henry Cavill as Clark Kent (3,2,5) 10 and 7 Down The —, 1815 poem by Walter Scott dealing with the return of Robert Bruce to Scotland (4,2,3,5) 12 2000 crime film starring Benicio Del Toro and Dennis Farina (6) 14 A L —, West Indies Test cricketer who hit 130 against India at Bridgetown, Barbados in 1983 (5) 15 Charles —, actor whose roles include Bob Kowalski in 2006 film comedy Fast Track (6) 16 Standard unit of currency of Ghana (4) 19 George —, Best Director Oscar winner for My Fair Lady (5) 21 Jayne —, 1984 Olympic ice dancing gold medal-winning partner of Christophe­r Dean (7) 22 The —, 2002 adventure film starring Heath Ledger and Wes Bentley (4,8)

DOWN

1 Jed —, author of the novels American Adulterer and Bodies (8) 2 Lorenzo —, Italian artist whose works include Portrait of Giovanni della Volta with his Wife and Children (5) 3 Long-legged, doglike mammal of S Asia and Africa (5) 4 Genus of woodland plants that includes the windflower (7) 5 Lake —, body of water in central Switzerlan­d formed by a widening of the Aare River (4) 6 2010 sci-fi film starring Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn (4,6) 7 See 10 Across 11 Cape —, peninsula of NE Tunisia (3) 12 Alastair —, actor who played the title role in 1951 film drama Scrooge (3) 13 1999 crime film starring Terence Stamp as Wilson (3,5) 14 See 6 Across 17 See 9 Across 18 I J L —, England Test cricketer who hit 226 against Bangladesh at Lord’s in 2010 (5) 20 John —, theologian who establishe­d the Presbyteri­an Church of Scotland in 1560 (4)

Crossword

ACROSS

6 Art of cultivatin­g gardens (12) 8 Booze (7) 9 Mental picture (5) 10 Cooked animal flesh (4) 12 Tantalises (6) 14 Pungent or toxic vapours (5) 15 Of a monkey or ape (6) 16 Diesel oil (4) 19 Electronic message (1-4) 21 Asthma sufferer’s device (7) 22 Comes or brings to an end (12)

DOWN

1 Announce publicly (8) 2 Of little weight (5) 3 Ringlets (5) 4 Patterns on a zebra (7) 5 Region (4) 6 Male principal of a school (10) 7 Carries on (10) 11 Hairstyle (3) 12 Golfer’s peg (3) 13 Explain in detail (5,3) 14 False belief (7) 17 Evil spirit (5) 18 Length of metal links (5) 20 Very dry (4)

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