Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Carolyn —, author of novels Mean Streak and Sworn to Defend (5) 7 The —, 1922 Broadway stage play by Eugene O’Neill (5,3) 8 Enid Blyton children’s book character who first appeared in 1949 (5) 10 White moth common to the British Isles with a yellow tip to the abdomen (6-4) 12 — Mountains, range in Alaska, US, whose highest peak is Mount Blackburn (8)
14 and 25 1980 comedy crime film starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor (4,5) 16 Tourist town in Kent on the English Channel housing a 16th-century castle (4) 17 Genus of tropical American plants of the nightshade family whose fruits contain many seeds (8)
20 and 5 Down 1970s US television sci-fi series that starred Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict (10,9) 23 Old World coniferous tree with evergreen needle-like leaves (5) 24 Method by which a game of hockey is restarted after a goal (5-3) 25 See 14 Across
DOWN
1 See 22 Down
2 and 18 2013 and 2016 Wimbledon men’s singles tennis championship winner (4,6)
3 Pauline —, US film critic whose volumes include Going Steady (4) 4 William —, schoolboy hero of 39 novels by Richmal Crompton (5) 5 See 20 Across
6 Sam —, servant of Mr Pickwick in 1836 Charles Dickens novel The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (6) 9 — National Park, protected area in New South Wales, Australia (5) 11 Widely distributed large hairy venomous spider (9) 13 Unit of length of yarn usually 80 yards for wool, 120 yards for cotton and silk and 300 yards for linen (3) 15 Old Testament father of Jacob and Esau (5) 16 Tirunesh —, 2003 World Championships 5,000m gold medallist (6) 18 See 2 Down 19 Keith —, television chef who authored 2000 autobiography Out of the Frying Pan (5) 21 Member of a Muslim mystical order (4)
22 and 1 Down 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film thriller starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly (4,6)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Freight (5) 7 Slow-moving creature (8) 8 Short saying (5) 10 Fair or impartial (4-6) 12 Amiable (8) 14 Complete extent (4) 16 Long journey (4) 17 Supporter or follower (8) 20 Exceeding normal limits (10) 23 Disorder, confusion (5) 24 Short joke or witty remark (3-5) 25 Prose composition (5)
DOWN
1 Result from (4,2) 2 Movable barrier (4) 3 Earth’s satellite (4) 4 Thieve (5) 5 Roller coaster (3,6) 6 Sinew (6) 9 Cookers (5) 11 Number and size of guns available (9) 13 Top for a container (3) 15 Distance below the surface (5) 16 Three-legged stand (6) 18 Difficult or intricate (6) 19 Confess (5) 21 Require (4) 22 Hearing organs (4)