Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Shipping forecast area south of Hebrides (5) 7 1996 album by Bjork (8) 8 See 22 Down
10 Stand-up comedian and actor, author of novels It’s What He Would’ve Wanted and The Detainees, who died in 2017 (4,6) 12 1976 no 1 single by J J Barrie (2,6) 14 1998 animated film featuring the voice talent of Woody Allen as Z (4) 16 British intelligence and security organisation based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (inits) 17 Mountain range between France and Spain whose highest peak is Pico de Aneto (8) 20 Anthony —, author of the Jennings and Rex Milligan series of children’s books (10) 23 Japanese verse form in 17 syllables (5) 24 The —, 1971 sci-fi film starring Charlton Heston and Anthony Zerbe (5,3) 25 L H —, author of novels The Orissers and Strange Glory (5)
DOWN
1 Michael —, Speaker of the House of Commons from 2000-09 (6) 2 Charles —, American modernist composer of the four movement A Symphony: New England Holidays (4) 3 Diane —, actress who played Daisy Jackson in 1980s ITV sitcom Foxy Lady (4) 4 Large constellation bordering Pisces containing the star Mira (5) 5 1998 novel by Robert Harris (9) 6 Author of novels My Michael and Panther in the Basement (4,2) 9 Middle daughter of King Lear in the William Shakespeare play of that name (5) 11 Team sport in which a puck functions as a ball (3,6)
13 and 16 Down RAF wing commander who led Operation Chastise, later known as the Dam Busters, raid in 1943 (3,6) 15 Janet —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Psycho (5) 16 See 13 Down 18 2001-10 US television sitcom starring Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke (6) 19 Hickory tree of the southern US with edible nuts (5) 21 Republic on the Persian Gulf; capital Baghdad (4)
22 and 8 Across 1969 film drama starring Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper (4,5)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Wiccan? (5) 7 Tower over (8) 8 Involving danger (5) 10 Needlewoman (10) 12 Ornamental wall hanging of fabric (8) 14 Untidy state (4) 16 Masculine (4) 17 Beekeeper (8) 20 Trousers with narrow legs (10) 23 Perch (5) 24 Precise (8) 25 Tarnish (5)
DOWN
1 Allow (6) 2 Poses a question (4) 3 Standard (4) 4 Bearing of offspring (5) 5 Self-service restaurant (9) 6 Against (6) 9 Raising agent (5) 11 Machine or device (9) 13 Knock (3) 15 Bread maker (5) 16 Noon (6) 18 Scottish clan design (6) 19 Sleep noisily (5) 21 Greek letter (4) 22 Excessively lenient (4)