Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
3 Artur —, WBO Lightweight champion from 1996-2004 (9) 8 US state whose capital is Columbus (4)
9 See 15 Across
10 Number represented as one followed by a hundred zeros (6)
13 See 6 Down
14 Either of a pair of protective leather holders attached to a horse’s saddle for a rider’s feet (7)
15 and 9
Member of comedy team the Crazy Gang whose partner was Chesney Allen (3,8) 16 White of an egg (7) 17 The —, 1978 horror film starring Michael Caine and Katharine Ross (5)
21 Chris —, 1991-95 WBO Super Middleweight champion (6)
22 The —, BBC Radio comedy programme originally billed as Those Crazy People that ran from 1951-60 (4,4)
23 Syngman —, president of South Korea from 1948-60 (4)
24 Matteo —, Italian winner of the 2013 BMW PGA Championship (9)
DOWN
1 City on the Volga River, Russia, known as Stalingrad from 1925-61 (9)
2 Venuste —, 1996 Olympic men’s 5,000m gold medallist (9)
4 Long-barrelled firearm with a spirally grooved interior (5)
5 BBC TV series for children starring Clive Dunn in the title role which ran from 1979-84 (7)
6 and 13 Across
2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year (4,5)
7 — Islands, group of three isles in the Atlantic off the Republic of Ireland (4) 11 Naoko —, 2000 Olympic women’s marathon gold medallist (9)
12 Late California-born singer-songwriter whose poetry collections include Listen to the Warm and Lonesome Cities (3,6) 14 The —, 1933 novel by
C S Forester (3)
15 1988 comedy-drama film starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey (7)
18 Donald —, First Minister of Scotland from 1999-2000 (5)
19 Ninth letter of the
Greek alphabet (4)
20 Former Indian copper coin worth one sixteenth of a rupee (4)
Crossword ACROSS
3 Golf building (9)
8 Burden (4)
9 Percussion instrument (8)
10 Boy’s title (6)
13 Uplift (5)
14 Core (7)
15 Fruit seed (3)
16 Unstudied (7)
17 Leg and foot joint (5)
21 I have found it! (6)
22 News report (8) 23 Group of cattle (4) 24 Of choice (9)
DOWN
1 Aboriginal missile (9) 2 Bordering areas of a town or city (9)
4 Liquid measure (5)
5 Gradual increase (5-2)
6 Pig sound (4)
7 Auction (4)
11 Apiarist (9)
12 In respect of (2,7)
14 Nothing (3)
15 Artist (7)
18 Therefore (5)
19 Cat noise (4)
20 Musical pitch indicator (4)