Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 Capital of Deux-Sevres department, France (5)

7 1997 novel by Joyce Carol Oates (3,5)

8 In Judaism, the scroll on which the Pentateuch is written (5)

10 Collection of ancient Welsh prose stories including tales about King Arthur (10)

12 Ioan —, actor who played Reed Richards in 2005 action film Fantastic Four (8)

14 Classical scholar whose history of Rome contained 42 books (4)

16 Small grey requiem shark of European coastal waters (4)

17 E E—, England Test cricketer who took 6-58 against New Zealand at Birmingham in 1990 (8)

20 President of Egypt

from 1970-81 (5,5)

23 Position-finding device used in underwater navigation (5)

24 Joe —, WBO Super Middleweight champion from 1997-2008 (8)

25 Gustav —, English composer of The Planets suite (5)

DOWN

1 Aromatic spice made by grinding or grating the seed of an East Indian evergreen tree (6)

2 Number of sheets of paper equal to 20 quires (4)

3 Port in Puglia, SE Italy, on the Adriatic coast (4)

4 Sylvester —, actor who played the title role in BBC TV series Doctor Who from 1987-89 (5)

5 2007 film comedy starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb (9)

6 Capital of New South Wales, Australia (6)

9 Port in Israel on the Bay of Acre (5)

11 New York-born jazz pianist whose compositions include Tempus Fugue-it (3,6)

13 Female of a rabbit or hare (3)

15 and 18 2003 novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford (5,6)

16 2013 crime film starring James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson (6)

18 See 15 Down

19 Dora —, actress who played Amber Spottiswood in 1966 film comedy The Great St Trinian’s Train Robbery (5)

21 Arthur —, 1975 Wimbledon singles tennis champion (4)

22 West African republic; capital Lome (4)