Quizword & Crossword

Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.

Quizword ACROSS

1 — and Other Stories, 1987 short story collection by Deborah Moggach (5)

7 1853 novel by Charlotte Bronte (8)

8 The —, 1997 horror film starring Penelope Ann Miller and Tom Sizemore (5)

10 and 14 2005 comedy film starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock (3,7,4)

12 See 18 Down

14 See 10 Across

16 John —, actor who played Duggie Ferguson and Lawrence White in ITV soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale respectively (4)

17 1993 World Championships men’s 800m gold medallist (4,4)

20 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood (1,6,3)

23 Large long-tailed tropical American parrot such as the military — (5)

24 1998 action film starring Denzel Washington and Annette Bening (3,5)

25 1975 no 1 single by Mud (2,3)

DOWN

1 Marine crustacean with a slender flattened body and large tail (6)

2 Emilie —, 2007 Mexican Open singles tennis tournament winner (4)

3 Richard —, actor who played Jaws in 1977 action film The Spy Who Loved Me (4)

4 Jerome —, actor who played Sgt Bennet Drake in BBC TV drama series Ripper Street (5)

5 The —, London private members’ club founded in 1824 (9)

6 Sandrine —, 1997 US Open and 1998 Australian Open singles tennis championship quarter-finalist (6)

9 Very light pastry made with eggs (5)

11 The —, 1975 novel by Desmond Bagley (4,5)

13 Novel trilogy by John Dos Passos whose second volume is 1932’s 1919 (1,1,1)

15 Roger —, actor who plays DI Fred Thursday in ITV drama series Endeavour (5)

16 William Peter —, author of 1971 novel The Exorcist (6)

18 and 12 Across 1959 stage play by N F Simpson (3,3,8)

19 Small New Zealand tree with light wood and edible fruit (5)

21 Scottish island of the Inner Hebrides southeast of Rum (4)

22 Richard ‘Beau’ —, English dandy who died in 1761 (4)

Crossword ACROSS

1 Unify (5)

7 Three-wheeled vehicle (8)

8 Heaps (5)

10 Enigmatic (10)

12 Capsize (4,4)

14 Paradise (4)

16 Prove unsuccessful (4)

17 Renegade (8)

20 On display (2,8)

23 Destiny or fate (5)

24 Particular (8)

25 Paris underground (5)

DOWN

1 Empty a suitcase (6)

2 Rain heavily (4)

3 Gravel (4)

4 Frighten (5)

5 Squeeze-box (9)

6 Lend flavour to (6)

9 Church council (5)

11 Boundary around something (9)

13 Australian bird (3)

15 Rap (5)

16 Light and thin (6)

18 Love apple (6)

19 All-night watch (5)

21 Wickedness (4)

22 Make less burdensome (4)