Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
6 and 12 Down
2015 comedy-drama film starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings (3,4,2,3,3)
8 Country in NE Africa;
capital Asmara (7)
9 — Spruce, evergreen tree named after a former capital of the Department of Alaska and District of Alaska (5)
10 Asian republic whose
capital is Tehran (4)
12 Adrian —, former Castleford Tigers rugby league player; 1999 Man of Steel award winner (6)
14 US state; capital
Austin (5)
15 and 16 Singer-actress who played Gogo Germaine in 1958 biopic St Louis Blues (6,4)
19 Marie-Theres —, 1972 Olympic alpine skiing downhill and giant slalom gold medallist (5)
21 Thick-furred marsupial of the Americas with a hairless, prehensile tail (7)
22 Actor who starred in BBC TV sitcom May to December from 1989-94 (5,7)
DOWN
1 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Tootsie (4,4) 2 John Logie —, Scottish engineer and television pioneer who died in 1946 (5)
3 Jane —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Johnny Belinda (5)
4 Ruined city in central Crete that houses remains of the Minoan Bronze Age civilisation (7)
5 Unit of chain length in Britain equal to 75 feet (4)
6 and 14 Down
1968 novel by Iris Murdoch nominated for the 1969 Booker Prize (3,4,3,3,4)
7 2005 action film starring Christian Bale, Freddy Rodriguez and Eva Longoria (5,5)
11 Hardy annual climbing plant whose pods bear round edible seeds (3) 12 See 6 Across
13 Province of the Republic of Ireland that includes the counties of Carlow and Meath (8)
14 See 6 Down
17 L S —, painter whose works include 1948’s The Old House, Grove Street, Salford (5)
18 Cricket ground in London; headquarters of the MCC (5)
20 1962 action film featuring Joseph Wiseman in the title role (2,2)
Crossword ACROSS
6 Incomprehensible (12) 8 Become
calmer (3,4)
9 Topic (5)
10 Peruse writing (4)
12 Paper
handkerchief (6)
14 Place of safety (5)
15 Snooker ball
colour (6)
16 New Zealand
bird (4)
19 Push lightly (5)
21 Loss of
memory (7)
22 Especially (12)
DOWN
1 In spite of everything (5,3) 2 Razor sharpener (5)
3 Noise (5)
4 Army officer (7)
5 Adhesive (4)
6 Concealed but detectable (10)
7 Derived from one’s ancestors (10)
11 Uncooked (3)
12 Golf peg (3)
13 Cutting instrument (8)
14 Truthfulness (7)
17 Emerge from an egg (5) 18 Leg and foot joint (5)
20 Match that ends in a tie (4)