Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
1 Either of the two large flat triangular bones also called a shoulder blade (7)
7 Hulk —, wrestleractor who played Thunderlips in 1982 film drama Rocky III (5)
8 and 9 Across 1989 action film starring Timothy Dalton as James Bond (7,2,4)
11 Ronnie —, English jazz saxophonist and club owner who died in 1996 (5)
13 Richard —, artist who won the 1989 Turner Prize (4)
14 Mountain range in Tuscany; part of the Apennines (7)
15 and 22 1995 film starring Sean Pertwee, Catherine ZetaJones and Ewan McGregor (4,5)
16 and 17 Arid desert basin in California and Nevada that includes the lowest point below sea level in the Western Hemisphere (5,6)
21 State in Mexico housing the General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (7)
22 See 15 Across 23 The —, 1987 film drama starring Matt Dillon and Diane Lane (3,4)
DOWN
2 Small rodent noted for its fur native to the Andes in South America (10)
3 Reg —, Secretary of State for Education from 1974-75 (8) 4 1982 novel by Shirley Conran (4)
5 See 19 Down
6 Pen name of H H Munro, author of 1914 short story collection Beasts and SuperBeasts (4)
9 River upon which Nottingham stands (5)
10 Royal burgh in West Lothian, Scotland; birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots (10)
12 Bridget —, British artist whose works include the 1963 painting Fall (5)
13 2004 novel by pseudonymous writing duo P J Tracy (4,4) 18 Francois —, rugby union flanker; 2010 South Africa Test debutant against Wales (4)
19 and 5 Depiction of Christ crowned with thorns (4,4) 20 Port in Odisha, India, on the Bay of Bengal housing the Jagannath Temple (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Own (7)
7 Arm joint (5)
8 Large flat dish (7)
9 Smother (6)
11 Once more (5)
13 Prevalent (4)
14 Commercial transport of goods (7) 15 Slimming plan (4)
16 Wild (5)
17 Mohair (6)
21 Comments (7) 22 Whinny (5)
23 Law enacted by legislature (7)
DOWN
2 Moral or legal requirement (10)
3 Wait patiently (3,5)
4 Cast off (4)
5 Horizontal (4)
6 Housetop (4)
9 Devil (5)
10 Buoyancy aid (4,6)
12 Cuban dance (5)
13 Pertinent (8)
18 Scottish valley (4)
19 Intense anger (4)
20 Nuisance (4)