Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 City and port; capital of Finland until 1812 (5) 7 1967 comedy starring, directed and co-written by Jacques Tati (4,4) 8 Brother of Eadwig; king of England from 959-975 (5) 10 Anna —, central character in 1902 Arnold Bennett novel Anna of the Five Towns (10)
12 and 1 Down 1957 children’s book by Dr Seuss (3,3,2,3,3) 14 Tiny brown bird with a fine bill and short narrow tail (4) 16 Tom —, golfer; 1992 US Open Championship winner (4) 17 Raymond —, 2002 Berlin Marathon winner (8) 20 Hayden —, actress who played Claire Bennet in US television series Heroes (10) 23 R D —, Scottish psychiatrist whose books include 1960’s The Divided Self (5) 24 Plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945 (5,3) 25 Kenneth —, US Solicitor General from 1989-93 (5)
DOWN
1 See 12 Across 2 Standard unit of currency of Myanmar (4) 3 Airline; flag carrier of Israel (2,2) 4 Stephen —, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry from 1998-2001 (5) 5 Third part of Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner (9) 6 Robert —, Best Director Oscar winner for Kramer vs Kramer (6) 9 Middle daughter of King Lear in the William Shakespeare play of that name (5) 11 2009-12 BBC TV comedy series starring, written and created by Jo Brand, Joanna Scanlan and Vicki Pepperdine (7,2) 13 Stacey —, New Zealand-born Connacht Rugby wing (3) 15 High-pitched wailing sound that bagpipes typically make (5) 16 Johannes —, German scientist born in 1571 regarded as one of the fathers of modern astronomy (6) 18 2008 biopic featuring Michael Fassbender as Bobby Sands (6) 19 Thomas —, English author of 1675 stage play Alcibiades (5) 21 One of the attendants of Cleopatra in William Shakespeare play Antony and Cleopatra (4) 22 Michael —, 2002 Commonwealth 1,500m gold medallist (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Difficult question (5) 7 Travelling fair (8) 8 Overzealous, fanatic (5) 10 Dry land or solid ground (5,5) 12 Alone, single (8) 14 Footwear item (4) 16 Stopper (4) 17 Roomy (8) 20 Clearly visible (2,4,4) 23 Turret (5) 24 Dainty (8) 25 Game between local teams (5)
DOWN
1 Permeable to water or air (6) 2 Revise (4) 3 Tresses (4) 4 Cutlery item (5) 5 Remove forcibly from power (9) 6 Gratify (6) 9 Fourth Greek letter (5) 11 Wrap for food (9) 13 Knock (3) 15 Group of eight (5) 16 Window shades (6) 18 Fortified wine (6) 19 Loose (5) 21 Prohibition (4) 22 Used a loom (4)