Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 and 9 Harold Pinter stage play first performed in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1959 (3,4,6) 7 2006 film comedy starring Sacha Baron Cohen in the title role (5) 8 Ali —, Oman goalkeeper at Wigan Athletic FC from 2011-15 (2-5) 9 See 1 Across 11 Tenth letter in the Greek alphabet (5) 13 Sammy —, Chicago Cubs MLB player who hit 179 home runs between 1998-2000 (4) 14 William Shakespeare play subtitled The Moor of Venice (7) 15 and 9 Down 1992 comedy fantasy film starring Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne and Brad Pitt (4,5) 16 and 17 Motor racing driver; F1 1999 Australian GP winner (5,6) 17 See 16 Across 21 Paul —, 2011 F1 debutant for Force India in the Australian GP (2,5) 22 and 23 Annual herb related to hemlock that causes nausea when eaten (5,7) 23 See 22 Across
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2 One-act play by J M Barrie published in 1913 (4,2,4) 3 The —, 1988 film thriller starring Clint Eastwood and Patricia Clarkson (4,4) 4 and 6 Co-author with George S Kaufman of 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner You Can’t Take It with You (4,4) 5 and 20 1986 crime drama film starring Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson (4,4) 6 See 4 Down 9 See 15 Across 10 Noel Coward stage play that opened on Broadway, New York, in 1925 (4,6) 12 See 13 Down 13 and 12 1951 adventure film starring Stewart Granger, Walter Pidgeon and David Niven (8,5) 18 Any of a family of stringed instruments that preceded the violin (4) 19 1994 film drama starring Jodie Foster in the title role (4) 20 See 5 Down
Crossword ACROSS
1 Short growth of beard (7) 7 Toy figurines (5) 8 Museum official (7) 9 Igneous rock (6) 11 Judder (5) 13 Sham (4) 14 Italian wine (7) 15 Lazy (4) 16 Midday meal (5) 17 Find (6) 21 Extremist (7) 22 Of the kidneys (5) 23 Predicament (7)
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2 Risky or critical (5-3-2) 3 Driving hazard (5,3) 4 Big cat (4) 5 Roman gown (4) 6 Entreaty (4) 9 Devoid of text (5) 10 Perfectly (4,1,5) 12 Church gangway (5) 13 Statuette (8) 18 Professional cook (4) 19 Group of footballers (4) 20 Hire car (4)