Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other. Quizword
ACROSS
1 City that was capital of Japan from 794-1868 (5) 4 Eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (5) 10 In heraldry, the colour blue (5) 11 King of Scotland from 1040-57 (7) 12 Port in southwest Japan (8) 13 Chemical element; symbol Pb (4) 15 William Henry — US Secretary of State from 1861-69 (6) 17 Plant with flat clusters of white flower heads whose dried stalks are used for divination (6) 19 2009 family film featuring Kelsey Grammer as Mr Cranston (4) 20 Hindu trinity of the gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva (8) 23 Sheila — 1966 Tony Award
Best Actress in a Play nominee for Entertaining Mr Sloane (7)
24,25 and 26 1998 steel sculpture by Antony Gormley erected in Gateshead (5,2,3,5) 25 See 24 Across 26 See 24 Across
DOWN
2 Kirsty — presenter of BBC Radio show Desert Island Discs (5) 3 Government department responsible for economic strategy in Britain (8) 5 Joint in the hind leg of a horse between the gaskin and the cannon bone (4) 6 See 16 Down 7 and 9 2013 novel by Ian Rankin (6,2,3,6,5) 8 Miyoshi —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Sayonara (5) 9 See 7 Down
14 Russian sculptor whose works include 1930’s Construction in a Niche (4,4)
16 and 6 1942 romcom starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn (5,2,3,4) 18 Hardwood of tropical Africa used as a substitute for teak (5) 21 Peter Mark —, English physician and lexicographer whose Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases was published in 1852 (5)
22 Page to Don Adriano de Armado in William Shakespeare play Love’s Labour’s Lost (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Fox’s tail (5)
4 Dense (5) 10 Conjunction (5) 11 Clothing (7) 12 Secret, confidential (4-4) 13 Code word for the letter K (4) 15 Outward appearance (6) 17 Sharp bend (6) 19 Noisy (4) 20 Diamond, eg (8) 23 Notice, see (7) 24 Actions (5) 25 Traverse (5)
26 Pig’s sound (5)
DOWN
2 Horse controls (5) 3 Parasol (8) 5 Optimism (4) 6 Heartfelt, friendly (7) 7 Sudden fit of irrational daring (4,2,5) 8 Not true (5) 9 Vigorous physical labour (5,6) 14 Contemplate (8) 16 Warship type (7)
18 At no time (5) 21 Pacific or Atlantic, eg (5) 22 Upper limbs (4)