Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
6 1937 novel by John Creasey also published as The Man in the Blue Mask (4,3,5) 8 Posterior part of the body behind the thorax in arthropods (7) 9 Piece of music in which a refrain is repeated between episodes (5) 10 Tropical Asian plant with fleshy leaves cultivated for its large edible rootstock (4) 12 Bela —, Hungarian composer of opera Duke Bluebeard’s Castle and ballet The Wooden Prince (6) 14 Walt Disney character originally called Dippy Dawg who first appeared in 1932 animated cartoon Mickey’s Revue (5)
15 D J —, England Test cricketer who made an unbeaten 110 against South Africa in Durban in 1957 (6) 16 Collective noun for a group of badgers (4) 19 2005 film drama starring Anne Hathaway and Bijou Phillips (5) 21 Troy —, 2001, 2006 and 2008 Superbike World Championship winner (7) 22 Spinster occupying Satis House in 1861 Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations (4,8)
DOWN
1 and 13 1934 novel by F Scott Fitzgerald (6,2,3,5) 2 Terence —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Billy Budd (5)
3 and 17 Dorset village above which a famous chalk giant is carved out of the hillside (5,5) 4 Area of shorter grass between the tee and green of a golf hole (7) 5 See 20 Down 6 Largest city and capital of Limburg province, the Netherlands (10) 7 Rugby union flanker; 2005 Australia Test debutant against Samoa (5,5) 11 Jonathan —, author of novels Number 11 and Expo 58 (3) 12 The —, 1982 children’s book by Roald Dahl (3)
13 See 1 Down 14 White crystalline sugar; a major energy source in metabolism (7) 17 See 3 Down 18 1845 novel by Benjamin Disraeli subtitled The Two Nations (5)
20 and 5 1999 novel by Michael Connelly (4,4)
Crossword ACROSS
6 Smooth and easy progress (5,7) 8 Street musicians (7) 9 Concerning (5) 10 Big cat (4) 12 Scarcity (6) 14 Electricity supply (5) 15 Roundabout route (6) 16 Always (4) 19 Thieve (5) 21 Exact copy (7) 22 Once in a while (12)
DOWN
1 Travel document (8) 2 Heavenly messenger (5) 3 Untrue (5) 4 Meat-axe (7)
5 Data (4)
6 Coating for external walls (10) 7 Poised for use or action (2,3,5) 11 And not (3)
12 Lair (3)
13 Military waking signal (8) 14 Luxurious railway coach (7) 17 Planet’s path (5)
18 Use money (5) 20 Engrave (4)