Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 Republic of central Asia whose capital is Astana (10)

8 Deborah —, 1997 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner for Stanley (7)

9 Fifth of the five basic tastes along with bitter, salty, sour and sweet (5)

10 European freshwater fish with a compressed dark greenish body (4) 11 First wife of Jacob in

the Old Testament (4) 12 Roman god of the

underworld (3)

14 Small Australian marsupial also called a banded anteater (6)

15 English dialect name for a green woodpecker (6)

18 John Wyndham novel published posthumously in 1979 (3)

20 Bill —, actor who played Compo in BBC TV sitcom Last of the Summer Wine (4)

21 Leslie —, actress whose roles include Christine Everhart in 2008 action film Iron Man (4) 23 Long-bodied, shortlegged breed of dog of Wales (5)

24 Honore —, French painter whose works include 1863’s The Laundress (7)

25 Town and resort in central Switzerland between lakes Thun and Brienz (10)

DOWN

1 Roger —, 1984 and 1988 Olympic 110m hurdles gold medallist (7)

2 Gianfranco —, 1996-97 FWA Footballer of the Year (4)

3 Martin —, German winner of the 2010 PGA Championship (6)

4 2015 film drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Forest Whitaker (8)

5 — Islands, group of over 6,000 in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish administration (5)

6 See 13 Down

7 1976 novel by Christina Stead subtitled The Suburban Wife (4,7) 13 and 6 Wife of George IV; Queen of the United Kingdom from 1820-21 (8,2,9) 16 — Islands, North Sea chain stretching from the Netherlands to Denmark (7)

17 Gregor —, 19th-century Austrian monk who founded the science of genetics (6)

19 Element used in hardening steel; symbol B (5)

22 Fred —, golfer who won the 1992 Shell Houston Open (4)

Crossword ACROSS

1 Consecutive (4-2-4) 8 Cruel person (7)

9 Pleasant smell (5)

10 Dutch cheese (4)

11 Upright pole (4)

12 Hearing organ (3)

14 Breathe in (6)

15 Dairy product (6)

18 Container (3)

20 Past tense of take (4)

21 Jumps on one foot (4)

23 Show amusement (5) 24 Something very ugly (7)

25 Helicopter (10)

DOWN

1 Below (7)

2 Endearingly pretty (4)

3 Great fear (6) 4 Tending to brag (8)

5 Asphyxiate (5) 6 At once (11)

7 Coiffeur (11)

13 Maker of arrows (8)

16 Dual (7)

17 In need of company (6) 19 Fox’s tail (5) 22 Abominable snowman (4)