Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 2002 drama starring Kate Bosworth and Matthew Davis (4,5) 8 Albert —, chef who, with brother Michel, opened restaurant Le Gavroche in London in 1967 (4) 9 1853 novel by Elizabeth Gaskell (8) 10 Capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain (6) 13 Stomach lining of an ox or cow prepared for cooking (5) 14 Daughter of Polonius in William Shakespeare play Hamlet (7) 15 Long tapered rod used to strike a ball in the game of snooker (3)
16 and 21 1941 novel by James M Cain (7,6)
17 and 18 Down 1965 science fiction novel by Jack Vance (5,5) 21 See 16 Across 22 2009 animated film featuring the voice talent of Dakota Fanning in the title role (8) 23 River rising in northern France that flows through Belgium into the North Sea at Nieuwpoort (4) 24 2003 novel by Richard Price (9)
DOWN
1 1988 novel by Joan Collins (5,4) 2 Golf course in Scotland that last hosted The Open Championship in 2013 (9) 4 George —, director and writer of 1977 action film Star Wars (5) 5 Actress who played Rachel Mason in BBC TV series Waterloo Road and Tanya Pooley in ITV soap Coronation Street (3,4) 6 Medium-sized wading bird with a small head whose female is called a reeve (4) 7 Island in the English Channel whose two main parts are linked by isthmus La Coupee (4) 11 Large oceanic bird with long narrow wings (9) 12 Plant of the buttercup family such as the Eurasian —, also called herb Christopher (9) 14 Arabic stringed musical instrument resembling a lute (3) 15 Benvenuto —, 16th-century Italian sculptor whose works include Perseus with the Head of Medusa (7) 18 See 17 Across 19 Francisco de —, Spanish painter and etcher who died in 1828 (4) 20 Eric —, actor who portrayed Henry Tudor in 2008 biopic The Other Boleyn Girl (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 Extortion by threats (9) 8 Gemstone (4) 9 Film-maker (8) 10 Fall awkwardly (6) 13 Unit of weight (5) 14 Lean cut of beef (7) 15 Ventilate (3) 16 Violent tropical storm (7) 17 Shade of blue (5) 21 Good-natured repartee (6) 22 Detailed analysis and assessment (8) 23 Missing (4) 24 Observant or alert (5-4)
DOWN
1 Person easily imposed upon (4-5) 2 Mouth organ (9) 4 Heavily burdened (5) 5 Museum official (7) 6 Ridicule, deride (4) 7 Privy to (2,2) 11 State of affairs (9) 12 Famous person (9) 14 Drawn match (3) 15 Object from an earlier period (7) 18 Very fat (5) 19 Curved structure (4) 20 Mix with a spoon (4)