Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD
ACROSS 1 Flammable liquid hydrocarbon used in the manufacture of plastic (7)
7 and 17 Lower chamber of Tynwald, the legislature of the Isle of Man (5,2,4) 8 Wim —, director of film dramas Hammett, The Million Dollar Hotel and Paris, Texas (7) 9 Guy —, actor who portrayed King Edward VIII in 2010 biopic The King’s Speech (6) 11 See 23 Across 13 Unit of weight equal to 50g used in China (4) 14 Hungarian stew of meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika (7) 15 Jimmy —, London-based shoe and handbag designer (4) 16 Former secret police in East Germany (5) 17 See 7 Across 21 The —, 2007 action film starring Jamie Foxx and Chris Cooper (7) 22 Medium-sized wading bird with a long straight bill (5)
23 and 11 Horse that won the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown a record four times between 1999 and 2004 (7,5) DOWN 2 and 13 Down 2003 novel by Tom Clancy (3,5,2,3,5) 3 Venetian gentleman in William Shakespeare play Othello (8) 4 Department of France; capital Lille (4)
5 and 12 1990 comedy-drama film starring Jeff Daniels and Judith Ivey (4,5) 6 River rising in northern France that flows through Belgium into the North Sea at Nieuwpoort (4) 9 See 18 Down 10 Administrative headquarters of Essex (10) 12 See 5 Down 13 See 2 Down 18 and 9 Down 1962 opera by Michael Tippett based on Homer’s Iliad (4,5) 19 Movement disorder affecting golfers (4) 20 Aromatic Eurasian plant whose leaves are used for flavouring in pickles (4)
CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Butter up (7) 7 Dead language (5) 8 Versus (7) 9 Select (6) 11 Leg and foot joint (5) 13 Let fall (4) 14 Remarkable or distinguished (7) 15 Short squat amphibian (4) 16 Backless sofa (5) 17 Punctuation mark (6) 21 Towed vehicle (7) 22 Long grass on a golf course (5) 23 Predicament (7) DOWN
2 Dull red hybrid fruit (10) 3 Insignificant or petty (8) 4 Direction (4) 5 Walkway (4) 6 Code word for the letter K (4) 9 Card suit (5) 10 Warning device (5,5) 12 Earthenware beer mug (5) 13 Dainty (8) 18 Poke (4) 19 Therefore (4) 20 Indian gown (4) Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror