Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 Name by which Mbombela - capital of Mpumalanga, South Africa - is also known (9) 8 Lake —, body of water in central Switzerland formed by a widening of the Aare River (4)
9 and 14 Down 1957 novel by Isaac Asimov (3,5,3) 10 See 22 Across
13 Victoria —, actress who played Sally Smedley in 1990s Channel 4 sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey (5) 14 Lionel —, author of novels So Much for That and Checker and the Derailleurs (7) 15 Ridge at the upper end of the fingerboard of a violin (3) 16 The —, 1959 stage play by Arnold Wesker (7) 17 Evergreen Mediterranean tree also called algarroba (5) 21 The —, 2007-10 television drama series starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII (6)
22 and 10 1973 action film starring Charles Bronson and Martin Balsam (3,5,6) 23 Official language of Pakistan also spoken in India (4) 24 Writer-sleuth played by Peter Wyngarde in 1970s ITV series Department S (5,4)
DOWN
1 Leopold —, London-born conductor of music for 1940 film Fantasia (9) 2 2009 comedy-thriller starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen (9) 4 In cricket, a run not scored from the bat (5) 5 Johnny —, comedy writer who created the character Alf Garnett (7) 6 Standard monetary unit of Iran (4) 7 Species of wild mountain goat of Asia, Europe and North Africa (4) 11 1987 romcom starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell (9) 12 Classical ballet position in which a dancer has one leg raised behind and both arms stretched out (9)
14 See 9 Across
15 1976 drama starring Faye Dunaway, William Holden and Peter Finch (7) 18 Gertrude —, author of 1933 book The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas (5) 19 Tropical African tree whose oily seeds yield a fat used in soap manufacture (4) 20 Capital of Norway (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 Onlooker (9) 8 Space (4) 9 Cooking vessel (8) 10 Still batting (3,3) 13 Challenges (5) 14 Charge for sending mail (7) 15 Yellowish-brown colour (3) 16 Art of making speeches (7) 17 Paris underground (5) 21 Card suit (6) 22 Open disobedience (8) 23 Girl (4) 24 Very large seabird (9)
DOWN
1 Main entrance to a house (5,4) 2 Active at night (9) 4 Italian food (5) 5 Warn (7) 6 Yes votes (4) 7 Egg-shaped (4) 11 Of tailoring (9) 12 Take back (9) 14 Salary or wage (3) 15 Coach (7) 18 Board game (5) 19 Hollow metal object that rings (4) 20 Travel permit (4)