Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Exhibition centre opened in 1927; former home of the Glasgow Museum of Transport (6,4) 8 Adam —, England, Liverpool and former Southampton midfield footballer (7) 9 and 14 Chelsea FC scorer in the 1971 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final and replay (5,6) 10 Mixture of smoke, fog and chemical fumes (4) 11 See 12 Across 12 and 11 2005 crime film featuring Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke (3,4) 14 See 9 Across 15 Historic county of Northern Ireland famous for the Giant’s Causeway (6) 18 Flying mammal such as the Soprano pipistrelle (3) 20 The —, opera by Dmitri Shostakovich first performed in full in 1930 (4) 21 Genus of deer that includes the chital (4) 23 US comedienne and actress born Marietta Sangai Sirleaf in 1970 (5) 24 English name of Roman comic dramatist Publius Terentius Afer whose works include Andria and Eunuchus (7) 25 Jacques —, 1997 F1 World Drivers’ Championship winner (10)
DOWN
1 W K —, US food manufacturer associated with breakfast cereal cornflakes (7) 2 Hawaiian feast of food, drink and entertainment (4) 3 Style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right (6) 4 1929 opera by Elisabeth Hauptmann, Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill (5,3) 5 Plant in Greek mythology whose fruit induced forgetfulness in those who ate it (5) 6 Town in Somerset; reputed burial place of King Arthur (11) 7 Highest title that can be awarded to a player by world chess organisation FIDE (11) 13 English county; administrative centre Truro (8) 16 1987 romcom starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah (7) 17 Frederick —, British choreographer of 1931 ballet Facade (6) 19 Member of a people of Rwanda and Burundi (5) 22 Official language of Pakistan also spoken in India (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Slapstick comedy item (7,3) 8 Likely to collapse or break (7) 9 Foreign (5) 10 Metal fastener (4) 11 Extremely large (4) 12 Farmyard bird (3) 14 Assassin (3,3) 15 Subtract (6) 18 Toddler (3) 20 Horse’s gait (4) 21 Long audible breath (4) 23 Strong thick rope (5) 24 First letter (7) 25 Fair, average (10)
DOWN
1 One who rides a bike (7) 2 Look for (4) 3 Sanctuary or protection (6) 4 Distance across a circle (8) 5 Hibernian (5) 6 Long thin loaf of bread (6,5) 7 Briefly (2,1,8) 13 Bed part (8) 16 Make practical use of (7) 17 Liquid skin cream (6) 19 Furniture item (5) 22 Arm or leg (4)