Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 R J —, England Test cricketer who took 6-49 against New Zealand at Hamilton in 2008 (10)

8 Thomas —, author of novels Vineland and The Crying of Lot 49 (7)

9 Large long-tailed tropical American parrot such as the Military — (5)

10 Woodwind instrument whose mouthpiece has a double reed (4)

11 The part of an eyeball consisting of the iris, ciliary body and choroid (4)

12 Simon —, creator of sitcoms How Do You Want Me?, Is It Legal? and Hardware (3)

14 Chief city of Boeotia in ancient Greece destroyed by Alexander the Great (6)

15 Alice —, author of novels The Almost Moon and The Lovely Bones (6)

18 Game for two in which players take turns to remove matches from several rows (3)

20 George —, 19th-century author of novels Indiana and Consuelo (4)

21 Small Asian citrus tree with greenish oval edible fruits (4)

23 City on the River

Po; headquarters of Italian motor car manufacturer Fiat (5) 24 Silvery-white metallic element; symbol Cs (7)

25 Port and resort in Suffolk with a ferry link to Rotterdam (10)

DOWN

1 Capital of Costa

Rica (3,4)

2 Capital and chief port

of Qatar (4)

3 Yitzhak —, president of Israel from 1952-63 (3-3)

4 2010 Commonwealth men’s 10m platform diving gold medallist (3,5)

5 Extinct language of ancient southern Italy (5) 6 and 17

BBC Radio and later ITV talent show hosted by Hughie Green (11,6)

7 1985 biopic starring Jessica Lange as Patsy Cline (5,6)

13 Capital of Finland (8) 16 Olive-green mineral found in igneous and metamorphic rocks (7)

17 See 6 Down

19 River in NE France; scene of two unsuccessful German offensives in 1914 and 1918 (5) 22 Paula —, Lisbon-born artist whose works include 1988’s The Dance (4)

Crossword ACROSS

1 Unlimited, inexhaustible (10)

8 Avoiding the issue (7)

9 Tooth type (5)

10 Accept (4)

11 Strike the hands in applause (4)

12 Facial twitch (3)

14 Turn around an axis (6)

15 Shrewd (6)

18 Away from (3)

20 Hand part (4)

21 New Zealand bird (4)

23 Stringed instrument (5) 24 Tendency or inclination (7) 25 Wobbly dessert (10)

DOWN

1 Thick covering or layer (7)

2 Skinny (4)

3 Excessively (6)

4 Streetlight (8)

5 Cleave (5)

6 Explosive devices (6,5) 7 Legal action, litigation (11)

13 Resign from a position (4,4)

16 Make practical use of (7) 17 Skiing race (6)

19 Occurring at the end (5) 22 Give notice of danger (4)