Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 F H —, England

Test cricketer who took 6-85 against Australia at Sydney in 1954 (5)

7 1881 Gilbert and Sullivan operetta subtitled Bunthorne’s Bride (8)

8 and 4 Down

1990 novel by Anita Brookner (5,5)

10 and 20, 9 Down

1985 novel by Jeanette Winterson (7,3,3,3,4,5) 12 Island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania (8)

14 and 16 Down

Late television presenter whose credits include Touch the Truck and Supermarket Sweep (4,6)

16 Silas —, one-legged character in the Charles Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend (4)

17 Apache chieftain

who died in 1909 (8) 20 See 10 Across 23 Brigham —, US Mormon who led the group that founded Salt Lake City, Utah (5)

24 Poisonous evergreen shrub also called rosebay (8)

25 Collective noun for a flock of geese in flight (5)

DOWN

1 Ancient city in NW Iran associated with carpet manufacturing (6)

2 1974 satirical novel by

Fran Ross (4)

3 Thomas —, author of the novels Buddenbrooks and The Magic Mountain (4)

4

5 Actress who starred as Shelley Darlingson in 2008 romcom The House Bunny (4,5)

6 Greek goddess of the

moon (6)

9 See 10 Across 11 Keira —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Pride & Prejudice (9) 13 Playing card with one

spot (3)

15 2012 ghost story by

Susan Hill (5)

16 See 14 Across 18 Colourless gaseous element whose symbol is O (6)

19 Jung —, author of the volume of biography Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China (5)

21 The —, 1976 film thriller starring Gregory Peck as Robert Thorn (4)

22 Walled city in N England on the River Ouse (4)

See 8 Across Crossword ACROSS

1 Rummage (5)

7 Concerning (2,2,4)

8 Sum (5)

10 Internal throat inflammation (10)

12 Degree or strength of a poison (8)

14 Skinny (4)

16 Employer (4)

17 Brown sugar (8)

20 Monitor the activities or development of (4,4,2) 23 Mannequin (5)

24 Of late (8)

25 Ague (5)

DOWN

1 Hate (6)

2 Calf meat (4)

3 Sacred (4)

4 Long grass on a golf course (5)

5 Very inexpensive (4,5)

6 Selected or picked out (6) 9 Horseman’s spear (5)

11 Being (9)

13 Foot digit (3)

15 Broom of twigs (5)

16 Place where bread is made (6)

18 Branched horn (6)

19 Feat of daring (5)

21 Hairless (4)

22 Not any (4)