Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 and 15 Down

The —, 1955 novel by Leon Uris (5,5) George —, author of 1707 stage play

The Beaux’

Stratagem (8)

Second brightest star in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Demon Star (5) Son of Odysseus and Penelope in

Greek mythology (10)

12 and 14 1935 novel by John Steinbeck featuring the character Big

Joe Portagee (8,4)

14 See 12 Across 16 African republic; capital N’djamena (4) Indian diamond; part of the Crown Jewels of the

United Kingdom (3-1-4)

20 Village in Gloucestershire near the England-wales border housing a moated

Norman castle (2,8)

23 and 9 Down US ventriloquist whose puppets included Lamb Chop and Hush Puppy (5,5)

24 — of France, wife of Edward II of England (8)

25 Tom —, US actor who starred in 1958 sci-fi film I Married a Monster from

Outer Space (5) 7 8 10 17

DOWN

1983 novel by

D M Thomas (6) Amanda —, actress who starred as

Anne Elliot in 1995

BBC TV film drama Persuasion (4)

3 and 19 1985

Western film directed by and starring

Clint Eastwood (4,5) Young unfledged pigeon (5)

1946 novel by

Agatha Christie (3,6) In electronics, a control such as a variable resistor used to set initial conditions (6)

9 See 23 Across

11 — Lake, body of water in

Northwest Territories, Canada, on the

Arctic Circle (5,4)

Fifth sign of the zodiac (3)

15 See 1 Across

16 Main protein present in milk and cheese (6) SI derived unit of angle (6)

19 See 3 Down

21 Small rodent of Eurasia and

North America (4)

22 Antony —, actor who played Dr Moth in 1998 comedy-drama film Shakespeare in Love (4) 1 2 4 5 6 13 18

Crossword ACROSS

Phase (5)

Lazy person (8)

Bode (5)

Early bicycle (10) Female worker in a restaurant (8) Detest (4) Prolonged dull pain (4) International waters (4,4)

20 Obligatory (10)

23 Sixteen

ounces (5)

24 Throttle (8)

25 Cranium (5) 1 7

8 10 12

14 16

17

DOWN

Follow secretly (6) Larva of an insect (4) Put money away (4) Turning tool (5)

Turf accountant (9) Go without food (6) Bellows (5)

Terrifying dream (9) Move over snow (3) Having a keen cutting edge (5)

16 Point the finger at (6)

18 Light shoe (6)

19 Humorous (5)

21 Bottom of the foot (4)

22 Egg part (4) 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 11 13 15