Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 and 12, 4 Down

Mountain system extending from eastern Victoria to northern Queensland, Australia (5,8,5)

7 Oscar —, 1992 Olympic Lightweight boxing gold medallist (2,2,4)

8 Regent of the Sun in John Milton poem Paradise Lost (5)

10 1979 opera by Philip Glass loosely based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi (10)

12 See 1 Across 14 and 15 Down Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Birdman (4,5)

16 Smallest piglet in a

litter (4)

17 Metallic element;

symbol Pt (8)

20 1977 novel by Stephen

King (3,7)

23 Sea duck of the northern hemisphere valued for the soft fine down of the female (5) 24 Cousin of Desdemona in William Shakespeare play Othello (8)

25 William de Wiveleslie —, scientist after whom the surveying instrument a topographic — level is named (5)

DOWN

1 Charles —, French composer of 1864 opera Mireille (6)

2 God of war in Greek mythology (4)

3 Collective noun for a group of quail (4)

4 See 1 Across

5 Organisation based in Llantrisant, Wales, which possesses the sole right to manufacture coins and notes of the realm (5,4)

6 Spanish port and resort; birthplace of Pablo Picasso (6)

9 John —, Governor of Victoria, Australia, from 2001-06; second man to run a sub-four minute mile (5)

11 Winner of the 1989 Australian Open men’s singles tennis championship (4,5)

13 Score of nothing in

certain games (3)

15 See 14 Across 16 Simon —, Chief Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 2002-18 (6)

18 Yvonne —, 1994 Commonwealth 10,000m gold medallist (6)

19 Purple-flowered plant whose long slender hollow leaves are used in cooking (5)

21 and 22 Conservative MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton; has served as Minister of State for Schools under four prime ministers (4,4)

22 See 21 Down

Crossword ACROSS

1 Injures with a knife (5)

7 Maker of arrows (8)

8 Intense beam of light (5)

10 Dessert type (5,5)

12 Favouritism to relatives (8)

14 Forearm bone (4)

16 Young male horse (4)

17 Illegal (8)

20 Neglected (7,3)

23 Direction (5)

24 Material for starting a fire (8)

25 Oyster’s gem (5)

DOWN

1 Lounge (6)

2 Sound of a car horn (4)

3 Association of countries (4)

4 Cricket stick (5)

5 Time a product stays fresh (5,4)

6 Fleet of ships (6)

9 Puts one’s feet up (5)

11 Candidate (9)

13 Male offspring (3)

15 Claw (5)

16 Thick and short (6)

18 Deadly (6)

19 Machine for boring holes (5)

21 Eat at a restaurant (4)

22 Mechanical routine (4)