Quizword & Crossword

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

QUIZWORD ACROSS

1 Silvery metallic chemical element; symbol Y (7) 7 and 20 Down

Flatfish common in European waters (5,4)

8 and 17 2008 novel by Katie Fforde (7,6) 9 Standard unit of currency of the United States of America (6) 11 Steve —, actor who starred as Eric Bishop in 2009 comedydrama Looking for Eric (5)

13 Steve —, 1986 Commonwealth 800m gold medallist (4) 14 Garrison —, author of 1985 novel Lake Wobegon

Days (7)

15 Resort town in Wicklow, Republic of Ireland (4)

16 and 21 US jazz tenor saxophonist born in 1930 whose albums include 1966’s Alfie (5,7) 17 See 8 Across 21 See 16 Across 22 See 3 Down 23 M H —, England Test cricketer who hit 188 against Australia in Melbourne in 1975 (7)

DOWN

2 1961 novel by Mary Stewart (3,3,4) 3 and 22 Across

1932 novel by Joseph

Roth (8,5)

4 Inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm (4)

5 1995 stage play by Jez Butterworth (4)

6 and 12 Author of stage plays Barefoot in the Park and The Dinner Party (4,5) 9 Arthur Conan —, author of novels Beyond the City and The White Company (5) 10 1990 drama film starring Robert De

Niro and Robin Williams (10) 12 See 6 Down 13 1994 comedy-drama film starring

Alfre Woodard and Delroy

Lindo (8)

18 Son of Telamon; Greek hero of the Trojan War (4) 19 2006 musical film starring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (4) 20 See 7 Across

CROSSWORD ACROSS

1 Sunshade (7) 7 Doctor’s temporary stand-in (5) 8 Surgical knife (7) 9 Ornament worn fastened to clothes (6) 11 Humorous (5) 13 Make wet (4) 14 Vehicles on a public highway (7)

15 Skin eruption (4) 16 Wanderer (5) 17 Industrial protest (6) 21 Literary pseudonym (3,4) 22 Cosy bedding (5) 23 Collection of books (7)

DOWN

2 Book-keeper (10) 3 In depth (2,6) 4 Do as told (4) 5 Sixty minutes (4) 6 Joint currency (4) 9 Deliberate deception (5) 10 Tool type (4,6) 12 Snooker table cloth (5) 13 Large glass for sherry (8) 18 Crushing defeat (4)

19 Retain (4) 20 Suburban house (4)