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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 CLUES

ACROSS 6 and 10 2009 novel by A S Byatt (3,9,4) 8 Julian —, 1998 Commonweal­th 200m gold medallist (7) 9 Fast powerful overhead stroke in tennis (5) 10 See 6 Across 12 Piece of music composed for six singers (6) 14 Japanese padded quilt placed on a floor and used as a bed (5) 15 F J —, England Test cricketer who took 7-79 against Australia in Sydney in 1963 (6) 16 Alban —, composer of operas Lulu and Wozzeck (4) 19 Johannes —, Swiss painter who taught at the Bauhaus from 1919-23 (5) 21 Scale of temperatur­e in which the boiling point of water is taken as 80 degrees (7) 22 2013 sci-fi film starring Scarlett Johansson based on a novel by Michel Faber (5,3,4) DOWN 1 Plant of North America such as the large-flowered — or perfoliate — (8) 2 Unit of length equal to 22 yards (5) 3 County on the Atlantic coast of the Republic of Ireland east of County Mayo (5) 4 Capital of the Free State of Saxony, Germany (7) 5 Member of a South American Indian people whose empire centred on Peru (4) 6 The —, 2006 comedy-drama starring Brendan Gleeson and Kim Cattrall (6,4) 7 and 13 1952 novel by Margery Allingham (3,5,2,3,5) 11 1976 Walt Disney family film starring Edward Asner and Don Knotts (3) 12 Former French coin of low denominati­on (3) 13 See 7 Down 14 Carlos —, Mexican author of novels Christophe­r Unborn and The Eagle’s Throne (7) 17 William Powell —, painter whose works include 1858’s Derby Day (5) 18 Grenville —, English sculptor; 1992 Turner Prize winner (5) 20 River upon which Taunton, Somerset, stands (4)

CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS 6 Bus type (6-6) 8 Everlastin­g (7) 9 Scandinavi­an (5) 10 Sound a horn (4) 12 Men’s hairdresse­r (6) 14 Of punishment (5) 15 Cricket team number (6) 16 Shortly (4) 19 Speed contests (5) 21 Feeler (7) 22 Material used to line inner walls (12) DOWN 1 Stationery item (8) 2 Sightless (5) 3 Grown-up (5) 4 Disgracefu­l action (7) 5 Equipment (4) 6 Truelove (10) 7 Device worn on the ear (7,3) 11 Writing tool (3) 12 Wide inlet of the sea (3) 13 Rodent type (5,3) 14 Persevere (7) 17 Auctioneer’s hammer (5) 18 Counterfoi­ls (5) 20 Without heat (4)

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