Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

6 Former Leicester Tigers utility back; 1997 England Test debutant against Ireland (6,6)

8 Father of Isaac and founder of the Hebrew people in the Old Testament (7)

9 Alvar —, Finnish architect and designer of bent plywood furniture (5) 10 Scottish island of the Inner Hebrides SE of Rum (4)

12 Andrea —, Italian painter whose works include The Three Marys and Vision of St Romuald (6)

14 Francoise —, author of 1954 novel Bonjour Tristesse (5)

15 1987 comedy-drama film starring Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito (3,3)

16 Steve —, 1986 Commonwealth 800m gold medallist (4)

19 Ferenc —, 19thcentury composer of operas Batori Maria and Bank Ban (5)

21 Old Testament wife of Nabal and subsequently David (7)

22 Dutch actor whose roles have included Baron Roger Daguerre in 1991 action film Robin Hood (6,6)

DOWN

1 Major character in Samuel Beckett’s stage play Waiting for Godot; the French name for a common herb (8)

2 and 6 2002 novel

by Helen Dunne (5,2,1,7) 3 2011 film drama starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan (5)

4 1946 adventure film starring Stewart Granger and Jean Kent (7)

5 John —, radio disc jockey, journalist and presenter who died in 2004 (4)

6 See 2 Down

7 Best Director Oscar nominee for 1980 film Atlantic City (5,5)

11 Chinese dynasty interrupted by Xin leader Wang Mang that ruled from 206 BC until AD 220 (3)

12 Adolphe —, inventor of

the saxophone (3)

13 Palm tree native to NE Brazil; source of a yellowish wax used as a polish (8)

14 Marine mammal such as the California — or Australian — (3,4)

17 — Islands, group off the coast of Northumberland that house a bird sanctuary (5)

18 2003 novel by Chuck Palahniuk whose protagonist is Misty Wilmot (5)

20 Paul —, Swiss artist whose works include 1928’s Cat and Bird (4)

Crossword ACROSS

6 Close

observation (12) 8 Easily

broken (7)

9 Dead

language (5)

10 Leave out (4)

12 Exchange

or swap (6)

14 Conceals (5)

15 Minor

earthquake (6) 16 Make beer (4)

19 Unit of weight (5) 21 Lower back

pain (7)

22 Having many

uses (12)

DOWN

1 Imaginative, inventive (8)

2 Start (5)

3 Lose blood (5)

4 Structure for hanging criminals (7)

5 Hare’s tail (4)

6 Easy alternative (4,6) 7 In general (2,3,5)

11 Knight’s title (3)

12 Stitch (3)

13 Aromatic herb (8)

14 Truthfulness (7)

17 Smacks (5)

18 Neat and tidy (5)

20 Naming word (4)