Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD ACROSS
1 Variety of French bean with light-coloured edible seeds (7) 7 and 9 Down The —, drama in blank verse by Christopher Marlowe whose first recorded performance was in 1592 (3,2,5) 8 and 9 Across Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2001-02 (7,6) 9 See 8 Across 11 1971 film thriller starring Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland (5) 13 Blue dye obtained from a flowering plant by the ancient Britons (4) 14 Gerhard —, German artist whose works include 1988 oil painting St John (7) 15 Rich —, winner of the 2002 PGA Championship (4) 16 Title character in 1826 J F Cooper novel The Last of the Mohicans (5) 17 Young swan (6) 21 City and port of Kenya served by the Moi International Airport (7) 22 Port in Mozambique on the Pungwe River estuary (5) 23 South Devon fishing port and resort where William of Orange landed in 1688 (7)
DOWN
2 Channel 4 sketch series featuring the village of Stoneybridge that ran from 1989-93 (10) 3 The —, 1994 novel by Rick Moody (3,5) 4 Suburb of Paris housing an international airport (4) 5 Dan —, music hall comedian born George Galvin in 1860 (4) 6 Uncastrated male pig (4) 9 See 7 Across 10 Area of the Aegean where, according to legend, Icarus fell from the sky (7,3) 12 Selina —, television presenter whose credits include News at Ten and Breakfast Time (5) 13 The —, 1889 novel by R L Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne (5,3) 18 See 19 Down 19 and 18 Variety of China tea flavoured with oil of bergamot (4,4) 20 River that flows through Leicester (4)
CROSSWORD ACROSS
1 Competence (7) 7 Breaks with a sharp cracking sound (5) 8 Low padded seat (7) 9 Saloon (6) 11 Planet (5) 13 Matted fabric (4) 14 Fishing boat (7) 15 Toy on a string (2-2) 16 Great pain (5) 17 Watch out (6) 21 Childish fit of rage (7) 22 Sheep-like (5) 23 Facecloth (7)
DOWN
2 Annoying, troublesome (10) 3 Respect (4,2,2) 4 Furniture wood (4) 5 Unfasten (4) 6 Complete extent (4) 9 Serving spoon (5) 10 Important principle (6,4) 12 Move rhythmically to music (5) 13 Scare (8) 18 Used a loom (4) 19 Floor for roller skating (4) 20 Finger protection (4)
Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror