Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 and 22 1998 comedy-crime film starring Chris Rea and
Ben Kingsley (7,5) 7 and 9 Comic actor who played the title role in 1990s BBC TV sitcom The Brittas Empire (5,6)
8 City in the central Netherlands housing the Dom Tower (7) 9 See 7 Across 11 and 12 Down Highest point on Bodmin Moor (5,5)
13 Town in Piedmont, Italy, famous for its sparkling wine (4) 14 1988 comedy-drama film starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise; 1989 Best Picture Oscar winner (4,3)
15 See 20 Down
16 Lionel —, Argentina and Barcelona forward; 2010-12 and 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or winner (5) 17 2014 novel by Louise Mensch (6) 21 2007 biopic starring Sam Riley as singer Ian Curtis (7) 22 See 1 Across
23 Dennis —, 1990-91 WBC Light Heavyweight champion (7)
DOWN
2 Hard jet-black coal that burns slowly giving out an intense heat (10)
3 and 10 1938 novel by T H White (3,5,2,3,5) 4 Port in Japan; largest city on Okinawa Island (4) 5 — Stadium, 1964-2008 home of US baseball team the New York Mets (4)
6 Christian —, French couturier noted for his New Look (4) 9 Judy —, US author of novels Wifey, Blubber and Deenie (5) 10 See 3 Down 12 See 11 Across
13 Toothless mammal with a long snout that feeds on termites (8) 18 Arthur —, 1975 Wimbledon singles tennis championship winner (4)
19 Very short skirt worn by a ballerina (4)
20 and 15 Across Actor and satirist known for his work with Rory Bremner and John Fortune (4,4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Short axe (7) 7 Relating to birth (5) 8 Snack made with browned bread (7) 9 Risk (6)
11 Bend forwards (5) 13 Shove (4) 14 Sanction (7) 15 Box, in training (4) 16 Range (5) 17 Humiliate (6) 21 Vehicles on a road (7) 22 Group of witches (5) 23 Violent tropical storm (7)
DOWN
2 Punctuation mark (10) 3 Client (8) 4 Heinous (4) 5 Information (4) 6 Maori war chant with gestures (4) 9 Rush (5)
10 Act of beginning again (10) 12 Make more attractive (5) 13 Tranquil (8) 18 Frame of mind (4) 19 End of a prayer (4) 20 Donkey’s loud harsh sound (4)