Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

1 and 5 Down

2000 Olympic women’s long jump gold medallist (5,9)

7 2006 Derby-winning

horse (3,5)

8 Dorothy —, 1934 Wimbledon singles tennis championship winner (5)

10 Eurasian plant with clusters of small yellow flowers resembling the Michaelmas daisy (10)

12 In geology, the second epoch of the Quaternary period (8)

14 Mountain in Greek mythology sandwiched between Olympus and Pelion by Otus and Ephialtes (4)

16 Society set up in Poperinge, Belgium, during World War I to encourage Christian comradeship (3,1)

17 1988 comedy-drama film starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater (8)

20 and 18 Down

American Football team; Super Bowl XLIV victors in 2010 (3,7,6)

23 Group of twelve (5)

24 University city in Bavaria, Germany; host of the annual Bergkirchweih beer festival (8)

25 Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt into the Promised Land (5)

DOWN

1 H M R K B —, Sri Lanka Test cricketer who took 5-99 against Pakistan at Colombo in 2009 (6)

2 Most important chess

piece (4)

3 Jenny —, soprano known as the Swedish nightingale (4)

4 Fruit such as a Granny Smith or Golden Delicious (5)

5 See 1 Across

6 1905 novel by H Rider Haggard subtitled The Return of She (6)

9 Domenico —, Italian fashion designer associated with

Stefano Gabbana (5)

11 and 16 Down

Pair of road links between Greenwich and Tower Hamlets underneath the River Thames (9,6)

13 Simon —, creator of ITV sitcoms Is It Legal? and Hardware (3)

15 The —, 1978 Stephen King novel featuring the character Randall Flagg (5)

16 See 11 Down

18 See 20 Across

19 The —, 2008 novel by

Patricia Cornwell (5)

21 Tourist city in NE Hungary at the centre of a wine-producing region (4)

22 District in the City of Westminster, London, known for its restaurants (4)

Crossword

ACROSS

1 Exploratory spacecraft (5)

7 Client (8)

8 Goes by boat (5)

10 Wrestling hold (6,4)

12 Dawn (8)

14 Flightless birds (4)

16 Yes votes (4)

17 Label showing the cost of an item (5,3)

20 Commercial (10)

23 Our planet (5)

24 Particular (8)

25 Room’s lower surface (5)

DOWN

1 Shoved (6)

2 Plant organ in onions (4)

3 Smallest of a litter (4)

4 Small rock (5)

5 Unrehearsed (9)

6 Clans (6)

9 Regretful (5)

11 Gradually (2,7)

13 Ventilate (3)

15 Climb up (5)

16 Very nearly (6)

18 Assemble (6)

19 Nun’s clothing (5)

21 Light haircut (4)

22 Nobleman (4)