Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 Maria —, Irish author of 1800 novel Castle Rackrent (9) 8 Anson —, Brightonborn animator of films Oh’phelia and Othello who died in 1962 (4) 9 and 14 Across
1886 children’s book by Susan Coolidge (4,4,3,4) 10 Breed of light domestic fowl named after a commune in Yvelines, France (6) 13 and 4 Down
1977 stage play by Howard Brenton (5,5) 14 See 9 Across
15 Cape —, peninsula of NE Tunisia (3) 16 Island in the Caribbean linked administratively with Barbuda (7) 17 1983 fantasy film starring Ken Marshall and Lysette Anthony (5)
21 and 24 English title of a three-act opera by Engelbert Humperdinck based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm (6,3,6) 22 Nadia —, 1976 and 1980 Olympic artistic gymnastics balance beam gold medallist (8) 23 1994 film drama starring Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer (4) 24 See 21 Across
DOWN
1 Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter whose three album releases have been named after mathematical symbols (2,7)
2 Mineral also known as white lead ore (9) 4 See 13 Across
5 Protein similar to collagen found in connective tissue (7) 6 Robert —, 1970 Commonwealth 800m gold medallist (4) 7 Sharon —, actress-wife of Roman Polanski murdered in 1969 (4) 11 1965 horror film starring Catherine Deneuve, Yvonne Furneaux and Ian Hendry (9) 12 1985 novel by A S Byatt (5,4) 14 1988 film thriller starring Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan (1,1,1) 15 North American tree related to the horse chestnut such as the Ohio — or Yellow — (7)
18 and 20 1906 Jack London novel featuring the character Grey Beaver (5,4) 19 Capital of West Germany from 1949-90 (4) 20 See 18 Down
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 Handheld electrical device (9) 8 Sixty minutes (4) 9 Avoid humiliation (4,4) 10 Deadly (6) 13 Afterwards (5) 14 Decorative flags and streamers (7) 15 Sheltered part or side (3) 16 Thing provided without charge (7) 17 Pigmeat (5) 21 Respiratory disorder (6) 22 Punctuation mark (4,4) 23 Similar (to) (4) 24 Flatfish (5,4)
DOWN
1 Time a product stays fresh (5,4) 2 Captions (9) 4 Church gangway (5) 5 Income (7) 6 Log boat (4) 7 Every (4) 11 Thumb a lift (9) 12 Problem page editor (5,4) 14 Insect type (3) 15 Syrup-like medicine (7) 18 Jacket part (5) 19 Solid block (4) 20 Too (4)