Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
6 1953 novel by Samuel Beckett ( 3,9) 8 Aaron —, US actor who played Harvey Dent in 2008 action film The Dark Knight ( 7) 9 Lucy —, actress who played Amy Squirrel in 2011 film comedy Bad Teacher ( 5) 10 See 12 Down
12 D K —, Australia Test cricketer who took 5- 84 against England in Adelaide in 1971 ( 6) 14 Elizabeth —, author of novels The Last September and
Eva Trout ( 5) 15 Fridtjof —, Norwegian explorer who died in 1930 ( 6) 16 Dominic —, UK
First Secretary of State from July 2019 ( 4) 19 Sidney —, Australian painter whose works include 1957’ s Rainforest ( 5) 21 Ralph —, actor who starred as Daniel in 1980s action film series The Karate Kid ( 7) 22 1998 film drama starring Brad Pitt in the title role ( 4,3,5)
DOWN
1 Max —, German Expressionist painter whose works include 1950 oil Hotel Lobby ( 8) 2 Sam —, 1942, 1949 and 1951 PGA Championship winner ( 5)
3 Ballroom dance in triple time ( 5) 4 Name given to the eldest son of the king of France during the majority of the period 1350- 1830 ( 7) 5 and 14 Down
Author of stage plays Allelujah! and The Habit of Art ( 4,7) 6 1977 novel by Stephen King ( 3,7) 7 Charlotte —, zoologist whose BBC TV credits include Cousins and Safari School ( 10) 11 River that rises in the Cairngorm Mountains before flowing east to the North Sea ( 3) 12 and 10 Across
1956 Australian Championships men’s singles tennis title winner ( 3,4) 13 Cloris —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for The Last Picture Show ( 8) 14 See 5 Down 17 Ancient nation of the Old Testament whose chief city was Rabbah ( 5) 18 Underwater breathing apparatus utilising compressed gas supplied at a regulated pressure ( 5)
20 Plant related to the onion; a national emblem of Wales ( 4)
Crossword ACROSS
6 Irresponsible in talking ( 5- 7) 8 Unrecoverable money loaned ( 3,4) 9 Detests ( 5)
10 Spool ( 4) 12 Highly- spiced sausage ( 6) 14 Compact, firm ( 5) 15 Struggle ( 6) 16 Legal document ( 4) 19 Firearm ( 5)
21 Say in passing ( 7) 22 In this region or neighbourhood ( 4,3,5)
DOWN
1 Troops ( 8) 2 Ague ( 5)
3 End of a river ( 5) 4 Intellectual person ( 7) 5 Bird’s home ( 4) 6 Scientist’s room ( 10) 7 Helping hand ( 10) 11 Foot digit ( 3) 12 Boundary in cricket ( 3) 13 Large passenger plane ( 8)
14 Spy planted in advance ( 7) 17 Portents ( 5) 18 Oneness ( 5) 20 Touch ( 4)