Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

3 Market town in Kent; one of the original Cinque Ports (3,6) 8 and 17 2003 film Western starring Robert Duvall and Kevin Costner (4,5) 9 Television sitcom starring Matt LeBlanc, Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig (8) 10 Eric —, winner of five individual speed skating gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics (6) 13 Hand-held device in computing for controlling cursor movement (5) 14 Lively partner dance originating in Brazil (7) 15 In golf, the flagpole marking the hole on a green (3) 16 Position of the controls of a gearbox that leaves the transmission disengaged (7) 17 See 8 Across 21 Tall fast-growing grass whose stem is used for building and furniture (6) 22 1952 film western starring Gary Cooper and Thomas Mitchell (4,4) 23 Area of low marshy ground in South Africa such as the Umgeni — (4) 24 Insectivorous mammals of South America (9)

DOWN

1 — City, the largest in Vietnam (2,3,4) 2 Minor southern constellation bordering Horologium, Dorado and Hydrus (9) 4 Paul —, 1988 Olympic 800m gold medallist (5) 5 1989 Best Picture Oscar winner starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise (4,3) 6 Subatomic particle similar to, but with a much greater mass than, an electron (4) 7 River in central Germany upon which Felsberg and Fritzlar stand (4) 11 Sport chiefly invented by Bob Gurnsey, Hayes Noel and Charles Gaines in 1981 (9) 12 2010 stage play by Alistair Beaton (9) 14 and 18 Satirical strip cartoon by Al Capp featuring the character Daisy Mae Scragg (3,5) 15 John —, 1991 winner of the World Snooker Championship (7) 18 See 14 Down 19 Native of Helsinki, say (4) 20 Syngman —, president of South Korea from 1948-60 (4)

Crossword

ACROSS

3 Poor physical or mental condition (3,6)

8 Do as told (4)

9 Troops (8)

10 Saltwater solution (6)

13 Quick (5)

14 Lightweight anorak (7)

15 Young male (3)

16 Dead and rotting flesh (7)

17 Wireless (5)

21 Large choir of singers (6)

22 Easily taken in (8)

23 Snooker rods (4)

24 Event, occurrence (9)

DOWN

1 Build (9)

2 Distinguish between (4,5)

4 Fails to win (5)

5 Vacation (7)

6 Among (4)

7 Rotate (4)

11 Bloodthirsty (9)

12 Take back (a property) (9)

14 Swindle (3)

15 American whiskey (7)

18 Large sea (5)

19 Tinned food fish (4)

20 Flutter (4)