Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 and 17 19th-century author of poems The Forsaken Merman and Dover Beach (7,6) 7 and 20 Down Presenter of BBC TV shows It’s a Knockout and A Question of Sport who died in 2009 (5,4) 8 King of Pherae, Thessaly, in Greek mythology married to Alcestis (7) 9 British rapper born Joseph Junior Adenuga; 2016 Mercury Prize winner (6) 11 Shane —, Australia-born former Bristol, Northampton and Worcester rugby union fly-half (5) 13 and 21 2004 novel by
Meg Rosoff (3,1,4,3) 14 Frank —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for From Here to Eternity (7) 15 Alfred —, US stage actor who married Lynn Fontanne in 1922 (4)
16 — Castle, former home of Andrew Carnegie in Sutherland, Scotland, overlooking Dornoch Firth (5)
17 See 1 Across
21 See 13 Across 22 1989 novel by Hilary Mantel (5) 23 In Japan, a carved toggle of wood or ivory worn dangling from the waist (7)
DOWN
2 See 3 Down
3 and 2 1947 comedy-drama film starring Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney (3,5,3,3,4)
4 Twelfth month of the Jewish civil year (4)
5 See 9 Down
6 Issa —,
West Ham United FC and France youth defender (4)
9 and 5 Animated US television series featuring character Eric Cartman (5,4) 10 2012 film thriller starring Sheridan Smith and Ralph Brown (5,5) 12 Sam —, 1942, 1949 and 1951 PGA Championship winner (5) 13 Steve —, 1989-99 Liverpool FC defender who later played for Benfica (8) 18 Longest river in Africa (4)
19 Ned —, supposed Leicestershire weaver alleged to have destroyed industrial machinery in the late 18th century (4) 20 See 7 Across
Crossword ACROSS
1 Military or scientific expedition (7) 7 Speed contests (5) 8 Knocked senseless (7) 9 Cheerful and lively (6) 11 Directly below (5) 13 Device (4)
14 Love and take care of (7) 15 Monetary penalty (4) 16 Difficulties, disadvantages (5)
17 Waiting to be connected by telephone (2,4) 21 Student’s twelve month break (3,4) 22 Light purple (5) 23 Current of cold air (7)
DOWN
2 Modulation of the voice (10) 3 Impose imprisonment on (8) 4 Cooker (4) 5 Whip (4) 6 German man (4) 9 Child’s magazine (5) 10 Snapshot (10) 12 Lukewarm (5) 13 Expression of gratitude (5,3) 18 Pellets of frozen rain (4) 19 Heavy metal (4) 20 Reasonable and just (4)