Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 Woollen fabric resembling felt used for the tops of billiard tables (5)

7 and 24 2001 film drama starring Anthony Hopkins based on a 1999 work by Stephen King (6,2,8)

8 Department of E central France whose capital is Lyons (5)

10 Edible marine fish of North America also called a eulachon (10)

12 Eduardo —, artist whose works include 1989 sculpture Master of the Universe (8)

14 Abba —, Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1966-74 (4)

16 Card game; an old

form of poker (4) 17 Group of islands in the Caribbean consisting of the Greater — and Lesser — (8)

20 and 25 1954 film drama starring Cornell Borchers and Yvonne Mitchell (3,7,5)

23 Valentino —, winner of the 2008 and 2009 MotoGP World Championship (5) 24 See 7 Across 25 See 20 Across

DOWN

1 Coarse fabric woven from jute or hemp used for sacking (6)

2 Bluish-white metallic

element; symbol Zn (4) 3 Chemical element;

symbol Pb (4)

4 Johan —, 1981 Australian Open singles tennis champion (5)

5 2008 and 2012 Olympic men’s 100m and 200m gold medallist (5,4)

6 1981 war film starring Laurence Olivier as Gen Douglas MacArthur (6) 9 Shirley —, actress who played Jill Masterson in 1964 film thriller Goldfinger (5)

11 Italian sculptor whose works include 1460 bronze Judith and Holofernes (9)

13 Branch of Mahayana Buddhism stressing the role of meditation in pursuing enlightenment (3)

15 West African republic;

capital Niamey (5)

16 I T —, England Test cricketer who hit 138 against New Zealand at Wellington in 1984 (6) 18 Elected local, district or national council in the former USSR (6)

19 Walled city in Tuscany, Italy that houses a 13thcentury university (5) 21 Long-legged wading bird such as the sacred — or straw-necked — (4) 22 Bob —, 1996 US Republican Party presidential candidate (4)