Quizword & Crossword

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

QUIZWORD ACROSS

1 Capital of Corsica (7) 7 and 16 London-born World Flyweight boxing champion from Apr-aug 1950 (5,5) 8 Horse that won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in the US in 1946 (7) 9 Tropical American fruit-eating bird with a brightly coloured bill (6) 11 and 17 2008 animated film featuring the voice talent of Andy Samberg and Cheryl Hines (5,6) 13 Sholem —, author of novels Uncle Moses and The Nazarene (4) 14 Seaport in Belgium on the Scheldt River (7) 15 David —, actor who played Hutch in 1970s US TV series Starsky and Hutch (4) 16 See 7 Across 17 See 11 Across 21 — Ocean, Earth’s largest and deepest (7) 22 and 9 Down The —, 1974 story collection by John Fowles (5,5) 23 Large marine decapod crustacean whose flesh is eaten as a delicacy (7)

DOWN

2 Author of novels Radetzky March and Job (6,4) 3 Black form of carbon used as a fuel (8) 4 See 6 Down 5 Captain of submarine Nautilus in 1870 Jules Verne novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (4) 6 and 4 Monty Python member who wrote the book of Broadway musical Spamalot (4,4) 9 See 22 Across 10 Title character in 1957 John Osborne stage play The Entertainer (6,4) 12 One of The Three Musketeers in works by Dumas (5) 13 2nd-century author whose works include novel Metamorphoses, aka The Golden Ass (8) 18 Long-range missile such as the Atlas, Titan or Proton (inits) 19 Standard monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland replaced by the Euro (4) 20 In Mexican cookery, a tortilla folded into a roll with a filling and fried (4)

CROSSWORD ACROSS

1 In the direction of (7) 7 Wed (5) 8 Before the time in question (7) 9 Schedule (6) 11 Condition (5) 13 Moving at high speed (4) 14 Day-to-day (7) 15 Gateau (4) 16 Fox’s tail (5) 17 Against (6) 21 Poison type (7) 22 Swoon (5) 23 Communication sent (7)

DOWN

2 Eradicate (10) 3 Hole, opening (8) 4 Extinct bird (4) 5 Loud explosion (4) 6 Husks of cereal grain (4) 9 Improvise (2,3) 10 Revolting (10) 12 Breathing organs (5) 13 Intrepid (8) 18 Peruse a book (4) 19 Forearm bone (4) 20 Gratis (4) Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror