Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

3 — Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford, establishment founded in 1683 (9)

8 Douglas —, Field Marshal who became Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in 1915 (4)

9 1813 opera by Gioachino Rossini (8)

10 Robert —, English courtier and favourite of Elizabeth I made Earl of Leicester in 1564 (6)

13 Island off the NW coast of Venezuela; part of the Netherlands Antilles until 1986 (5)

14 Genus of aquatic plants that includes the American lotus (7)

15 Branch of the British Police force first set up in Nottingham in 1854 (1,1,1)

16 River in SE Australia; main tributary of the Murrumbidgee (7)

17 John —, 1976 Olympic figure skating gold medallist (5)

21 Genus of shrubs or trees also called wattle or thorntree with small yellow or white flowers (6)

22 Rauno —, a winner of the 1965 RAC Rally (8)

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

24 1979 action film starring Roger Moore as James Bond (9)

DOWN

1 and 18 2004 novel by M C Beaton (3,6,5)

2 The —, 1969 action film starring William Holden and Ernest Borgnine (4,5)

4 One of a class of deities in Greek mythology represented as caprine men (5)

5 1817 poem by Robert Byron later adapted musically by Robert Schumann (7)

6 Standard unit of currency of Turkey (4)

7 1870 opera by Giuseppe Verdi (4)

11 Radioactive element; symbol Am (9)

12 Former Labour MP for West Ham; Minister for Sport from 1997-99 (4,5)

14 Anais —, author of 1954 short novel A Spy in the House of Love (3)

15 Virtuoso solo passage near the end of a piece of music (7)

18 See 1 Down

19 Anthony —, British sculptor whose works include Emma Dipper and Tundra (4)

20 Berkshire town housing a public school for boys (4)

Crossword ACROSS

3 In more favourable circumstances (6,3)

8 Earth’s satellite (4)

9 Inspects carefully (8)

10 Of France (6)

13 Belly button (5)

14 One thousand million (7)

15 Corpulent (3)

16 Cheese on toast? (7)

17 Cutting part of a knife (5)

21 Perfect society (6)

22 Heating device (8)

23 Information (4)

24 Large oceanic bird (9)

DOWN

1 Made-up (9)

2 Wide street or promenade (9)

4 Put up (5)

5 Passage of goods or people (7)

6 Destroy (4)

7 Worry (4)

11 Vanish (9)

12 During pregnancy (9)

14 Type of club (3)

15 Professional boxer (7)

18 Smoulders (5)

19 Fingertip cover (4)

20 Prima donna (4)