Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 and 15 Republic of West Africa; capital Malabo (10,6)

8 Genus of plants of southern Africa with white, yellow or pink usually tubular flowers (7) 9 Group of some 500 languages of Africa including Shona and Xhosa (5) 10 Organisation formed in 1961 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum (4) 11 Jodie —, supermodel and racing car driver; contestant on 2008 BBC TV series Strictly Come Dancing (4) 12 Internationally recognised distress signal used by ships and aircraft (1,1,1) 14 Cotton fabric woven like satin (6)

15 See 1 Across

18 John Wyndham novel published posthumously in 1979 (3)

20 US television comedy series starring Julia Louis-dreyfus and Anna Chlumsky (4) 21 Clifton —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Sitting Pretty (4)

23 System of sending text and graphics from one computer to another (5)

24 Monty —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for

The Pied Piper (7) 25 and 6 Down The —, 1876 novel by Mark Twain featuring the character Becky Thatcher (10,2,3,6)

DOWN

1 Kenny —, radio and television entertainer born Maurice Cole who died in 1995 (7) 2 Most northerly of the Shetland Islands in Scotland (4)

3 Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry in Greek mythology (6) 4 Silvery-white metallic element; symbol Rb (8)

5 Adrian —,

2002 European Championships hammer gold medallist (5)

6 See 25 Across

7 Los Angeles-born Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Peyton Place (4,7) 13 Herman —, author of novels Moby-dick and Mardi (8)

16 The —, group of chalk stacks in the English Channel off the coast of the

Isle of Wight (7) 17 Another name for the lapwing (6) 19 Gordon J —,

English golfer; 1989 Volvo Belgian

Open tournament winner (5)

22 River that flows

through Leicester (4)

Crossword ACROSS

1 Logger (10)

8 Move forward (7)

9 Star sign (5)

10 Ride on a wave towards the shore (4) 11 Allowing access to inside (4)

12 Affirmative (3)

14 Grown-up (6)

15 Fluid part of blood (6)

18 Meadow (3)

20 Additional (4)

21 Very dry (4)

23 Group of eight (5)

24 In pieces (7)

25 People watching

a football game (10)

DOWN

1 Hare in its first year (7)

2 Pit (4)

3 Excused (6)

4 Young (8)

5 Trite or banal (5) 6 Spongy white or pink sweet (11) 7 Completely ordinary (3-8)

13 Sudden and striking (8)

16 Long steps or paces (7) 17 Fleet of ships (6) 19 Behave troublesomely (3,2)

22 Greek spirit (4)