Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 Hugh —, English Protestant bishop burnt at the stake in 1555 (7)

7 Arshile —, Abstract Expressionist painter whose works include 1944’s The Liver is the Cock’s Comb (5) 8 The —, 1962 novel by William Faulkner (7)

9 and 17 German foundling, subject of a stage play by Peter Handke, who first appeared in Nuremberg market place in 1828 (6,6) 11 Benjamin —, 2006 Olympic Giant Slalom and Slalom gold medallist (5) 13 Max —, World Heavyweight boxing champion from 1934-35 (4)

14 Paolo —, Florentine painter whose works include The Battle of San Romano, 1432 (7) 15 Antoine-Jean —, French painter whose works include 1827 oil Dr Vignardonne (4)

16 and 6 Down

2000 family film starring Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane and Luke Wilson (2,3,4)

17 See 9 Across 21

Legendary Arabian bird said to set fire to itself and rise from the ashes every 500 years (7) 22 Mardan —, golfer; home-grown winner of the 2006 Singapore Masters tournament (5)

23 M W —, England Test cricketer who hit 117 against Australia at Adelaide in 1995 (7)

DOWN

2 Chief port and second largest city of Egypt (10)

3 2009 biopic starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela (8)

4 River in Spain that flows to the Mediterranean southwest of Tarragona (4)

5 Fatuma —, 1996 Olympic marathon gold medallist (4)

6 See 16 Across

9 Sean —, Great Britain hat-trick scorer in the 1988 Olympic hockey semi-finals (5)

10 Person from

Aberdeen (10)

12 In Greek mythology, the fluid said to flow in the veins of the gods (5)

13 1981 crime film drama starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner (4,4)

18 Creature also called Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloth (4)

19 Jennifer —, author of novels The Keep and Look at Me (4)

20 Fast-running flightless bird of South America (4)

Crossword ACROSS

1 Do away with (7)

7 Ski slope (5)

8 Mangle (7)

9 Dilapidated (6)

11 Thigh bone (5) 13 Sympathy (4)

14 Mix cards (7)

15 Crossbow arrow (4) 16 Female monarch (5)

17 Pulchritude (6)

21 Skyline (7)

22 Entrap (5)

23 Flattering talk (7)

DOWN

2 Hard to bear (10)

3 Polyglot (8)

4 Garden hut (4)

5 Long audible breath (4)

6 Counterfoil (4)

9 Eat rapidly (5)

10 Ancient racket game (10)

12 Baby’s pacifier (5) 13 Strange (8)

18 Horse breed (4)

19 Discretion (4)

20 Hair from sheep (4)