Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

Any of a series of Soviet satellites such as — I, launched in 1957 (7)

7 and 9 1965 adventure film starring Charlton Heston in the title role (5,6)

8 and 21 1939 biopic starring Henry Fonda in the title role (5,2,7)

9 See 7 Across

11 and 22 1949 film noir starring Burt Lancaster and Yvonne

De Carlo (5,5)

Zulu word for a group of armed warriors or soldiers (4) In linguistics, omission of a sound or syllable (7) Berkshire town housing a public school for boys (4) One of the basic patterns of the human fingerprint (5) Seventh planet from the sun (6)

21 See 8 Across 22 See 11 Across 23 Edmund

Clerihew —, author of 1913 novel

Trent’s Last Case (7) 1 13 14 15 16 17

DOWN

2 3 4 5

Semicircular instrument for measuring angles (10)

Ductile greyish-white element; symbol W (8) 1939-49 BBC

Radio comedy programme starring Tommy Handley (4) Island in central Hawaii; chief town Honolulu (4) 6 and 12 UK title of the second volume of

Little Women by Louisa M

Alcott published in 1869 (4,5)

9 and 20 Presenter of BBC TV shows It’s a Knockout and A Question of Sport who died in 2009 (5,4) Light shoe with a canvas upper and braided cord sole (10)

12 See 6 Down 13 2003 film thriller starring

Meg Ryan and

Mark Ruffalo (2,3,3) River that flows through Leeds and

Skipton (4) 10 18

Most northerly of the Shetland Islands in Scotland (4)

20 See 9 Down 19

Crossword ACROSS

1 7 8

9 11

13 14

15 16 17 21

Superficial or slight (7) Japanese padded quilt (5) Carve on a surface (7)

Holy (6)

Liver and kidney as food (5) Great delight (4) For sale at a reduced price (2,5) Scorch (4) Warehouse (5) Fitting (6)

Loser in a race or contest (4-3) 22 Thin crisp

biscuit (5)

23 Without end (7)

DOWN

Colourful bird (10) Bullfighter on horseback (8) Bee structure (4) Tinned food fish (4) Sixty minutes of time (4) Rigid (5)

Body of voters (10)

Not drunk (5) Causing repulsion or horror (8)

18 Gemstone (4)

19 Paradise (4)

20 Choir voice (4)

2 3 4 5 6

9 10

12 13