Quizword & Crossword Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

1 John —, author of stage plays Look Back in Anger and The Entertainer (7) 7 See 16 Across 8 See 20 Down

9 Name from

1992-98 of Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan (6) 11 Douglas —, British fighter pilot who lost both his legs in a flying accident in

1931 (5)

13 National style of wrestling of

Japan (4)

14 East German car launched in 1957 that was built at Zwickau (7)

15 Ballet step in which a dancer springs from one leg and lands on the other (4)

16 and 7 1939 novel by Christopher Morley (5,5)

17 Large edible eel such as the Whitespotted — (6) 21 Honore —, French painter whose works include 1863’s The Laundress (7) 22 See 6 Down 23 Katharine —, 1984 winner of the inaugural British Fashion Council’s Designer of the Year award (7)

DOWN

2 1934 comedymusical film starring Gracie Fields and John Loder (4,2,2,2) 3 Savoury dish of beaten eggs cooked in oil or butter (8) 4 Colourless gaseous element; symbol Ne (4)

5 James K —, US President from 1845-49 (4) 6 and 22 Across

English jazz singer whose husband John Dankworth died in 2010 (4,5) 9 Evergreen

Moroccan tree whose fruit produces an oil used in cosmetics (5) 10 Liverpool —, railway station opened to the public in

1836 (4,6)

12 Joe Don —, 1986 BAFTA Best Actor nominee for BBC drama series Edge of Darkness (5)

13 Jim —, lyricist of 1996 Lloyd Webber musical Whistle Down the Wind (8) 18 Yannick —, winner of the 1983 French Open singles tennis championship (4)

19 Another name for the European sea eagle (4) 20 and 8 Across

US author of 1990 poetry collection I Shall Not be Moved (4,7)

ACROSS

1 Intellectual (7) 7 Theme (5)

8 Part of the day (7) 9 Servile (6)

11 House of solid snow (5)

13 Go by boat (4) 14 Strong feeling (7) 15 Cat sound (4) 16 Cutlery item (5) 17 TV commercial (6) 21 Toxophily (7)

22 Walks unevenly (5)

23 Law enacted by legislature (7)

DOWN

2 Draw back or retreat (4,6) 3 After-effects of alcohol (8)

4 Skin problem (4) 5 Painful (4)

6 New Zealand bird (4)

9 Sorcery (5) 10 Noble (10) 12 Automaton (5) 13 Brief isolated view (8)

18 Null, invalid (4) 19 Totally engrossed (4) 20 Gravel (4)