Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 Bedrich —, Czech composer of the opera The Bartered Bride (7)

7 Eurasian plant whose aromatic leaves are used as herbs for seasoning (5)

8 and 21 Jelly-like sweet flavoured with flower essences (7,7)

9 One of three membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord (6)

11 A A —, creator of

Winnie-the-pooh (5)

13 Island in the Firth of Clyde that houses the town of

Rothesay (4)

14 Large white Old World swan whose black bill has a yellow base (7)

15 Former Indian copper coin worth one sixteenth of a rupee (4)

16 1988 comedy-drama film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito (5)

17 Large deer also called the North American elk (6)

21 See 8 Across 22 African republic whose capital is

Cairo (5)

23 2014 action film starring Samuel L Jackson and Onni Tommila (3,4)

DOWN

2 African republic whose capital is Nouakchott (10)

3 See 6 Down

4 Ogden —, US humorist whose volumes include 1931’s Hard Lines (4)

5 Tony —, World Middleweight boxing champion from Juneseptember 1948 (4) 6 and 3 New Zealand operatic soprano born in 1944 (4,2,6)

9 Viral disease affecting children also called infectious parotitis (5)

10 City on the River Trent associated with the hosiery industry (10)

12 Long-bodied, shortlegged breed of dog of Wales (5)

13 Robert —, poet whose works include How they Brought the Good News

From Ghent To Aix and Love Among the Ruins (8)

18 Geraldine —,

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Oscar winner for

The Trip to

Bountiful (4) 19 Small grey requiem shark of European coastal waters (4) 20 Primo —, author of 1975’s The Periodic Table (4)

Crossword ACROSS

1 Motorcycle stunt (7)

7 Truncheon (5)

8 Slow and steady (7)

9 Impudent (6)

11 Opposite of blunt (5)

13 Beach grains (4)

14 Irregular (7)

15 Betting chances (4)

16 Dance to this (5)

17 Adjusts (6)

21 Rich (7)

22 African river animal (5) 23 Determine the size or quantity of (7)

DOWN

2 Shrewd, practical (4-6)

3 Sanctions (8)

4 Mosque prayer leader (4)

5 Skin eruption (4)

6 Unemployment benefit (4)

9 Slatted wooden case (5)

10 Bird type (10)

12 Star sign (5)

13 Moral principles (8)

18 Among (4)

19 Gratuities (4)

20 DNA unit (4)