Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 Large North American deer also called an elk (5)

4 Barack —, US president re-elected in 2012 (5)

10 Leo —, Secretary of State for India and Burma from 1940-45 (5)

11 Tree with yellow edible fruit native to Africa and W Asia (7) 12 Tuned percussion instrument consisting of a set of strings stretched over a sounding board (8) 13 Strong aniseedflavoured spirit from Greece (4)

15 Jean —, French painter whose works include 1862’s The Turkish Bath (6)

17 and 3 Down

Syrian ascetic saint who lived atop a pillar where he died in 459 (6,8)

19 Pacific island whose

capital is Hagatna (4) 20 See 22 Down

23 US university town in central Texas associated with the oil refining industry (7)

24 Zsa Zsa —, Hungaryborn actress whose roles include Mata Hari in 1972 film comedy Up the Front (5) 25 Richard —, 1972 Olympic individual eventing gold medallist (5)

26 John —, author of poems The Eve of St Agnes and Ode on a Grecian Urn (5)

DOWN

2 Chris —, 1978 Australian Open women’s singles tennis champion (5)

3 See 17 Across

5 Town in Greater Manchester on the River Irwell (4)

6 Vicky —, Best Actress BAFTA TV Award winner for 2010 drama This Is England ‘86 (7)

7 — House, residence of the royal family in Norfolk (11)

8 Spiny Mediterranean plant with edible flower buds (5)

9 Shrub or plant with yellow five-petalled flowers (2,5,4)

14 Capital of Malawi (8) 16 Light-coloured coarse-grained igneous rock widely used for building (7) 18 Giles —, author of 1998 novel The Last King of Scotland (5) 21 Capital of Morocco (5) 22 and 20 Across 2009 novel by Peter James (4,8)