Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
6 and 10 1823 novel by Walter Scott whose background is the Popish Plot of 1678 (7,2,3,4) 8 Small roundish boat made from waterproofed hides stretched over a wicker frame (7) 9 Domesticated South American cud-chewing animal (5) 10 See 6 Across 12 Medium-sized feline mammal of Central and South America (6) 14 Swiss clown born Charles Adrien Wettach in 1880 (5) 15 ITV spy drama series starring Edward Woodward in the title role that ran from 1967-72 (6) 16 — Cup, women’s badminton world team championship (4) 19 Shrub or small tree with red, purple or black berry-like fruits (5) 21 Member of a Native American people of the Plains now living chiefly in Oklahoma and Wyoming (7) 22 2013 sci-fi film starring Scarlett Johansson based on a novel by Michel Faber (5,3,4)
DOWN
1 In bridge, a bid higher than the preceding one (8) 2 Peter —, US actor who starred in 1963 film drama Shock Corridor (5) 3 1979 sci-fi film starring Tom Skerritt and Sigourney Weaver (5) 4 See 18 Down 5 Wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus in Greek mythology (4) 6 1959 crime drama film starring Martin LaSalle and Marika Green (10) 7 Mountain on the border between Italy and Switzerland (10) 11 Container of the Ashes in the cricket Test series between England and Australia (3) 12 South American plant cultivated for its edible tubers (3) 13 Popular name for the headquarters of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation in Moscow (8) 14 Biblical archangel who announced the forthcoming birth of Jesus to Mary (7) 17 Giuseppe —, Italian composer of operas Didone abbandonata and Giulio Sabino (5) 18 and 4 Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Manchester by the Sea (5,7) 20 1965 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert (4)
Crossword ACROSS
6 Question aggressively (5-7) 8 Vague (7) 9 Give medical attention to (5) 10 Went fast (4) 12 Cut a milk tooth (6) 14 Hair colour (5) 15 Removable shoe part (6) 16 Happy, pleased (4) 19 Types, sorts (5) 21 Cowboy hat (7) 22 Optical toy (12)
DOWN
1 Supports, reinforces (8) 2 Edition (5) 3 Throw out of school (5) 4 Very many (7) 5 Formerly (4) 6 Asian eating utensils (10) 7 Number of people present (10) 11 Mineral source (3) 12 Pair, couple (3) 13 Discuss work when meeting socially (4,4) 14 Made holy (7) 17 Stage whisper (5) 18 Farm birds (5) 20 Tidy (4)