Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Cold southwesterly wind in South America blowing from the Andes toward the Atlantic (7) 7 Capital of Ghana (5) 8 Paolo —, cyclist who won the Milan-San Remo race in 2003 (7) 9 Monetary unit of Russia worth one hundredth of a rouble (6) 11 Charlie —, WBC Flyweight champion from March-September 1983 (5) 13 Joint in the hind leg of a horse between the gaskin and the cannon bone (4) 14 Grass of S Europe and N Africa that yields a fibre used to make rope and mats (7) 15 Husks of cereal grain separated from the flour by sifting (4) 16 Geet —, 2006 billiards world champion (5) 17 Money formerly used by North American Indians made of shells strung together (6) 21 Capital of Wales (7) 22 and 4 Down 1988 Olympic men’s 1,500m gold medallist (5,4) 23 2001 film comedy starring Alan Rickman and Natasha Richardson (4,3)
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2 Chief port and second largest city of Egypt (10) 3 A N —, South Africa Test cricketer who hit 182 against England at Leeds in 2012 (8) 4 See 22 Across 5 Word representing the letter E in the NATO phonetic alphabet (4) 6 and 20 1959 novel by William Golding (4,4) 9 John —, US Secretary of State appointed in 2003 (5) 10 Old World brown beetle (10) 12 Narcotic drug extracted from the unripe seeds of a poppy (5) 13 — melon, round fruit with a greenishwhite rind and sweet flesh (8) 18 Nicolaes —, Dutch painter whose oils include 1655’s The Idle Servant (4) 19 That part of an eyeball consisting of the iris, ciliary body and choroid (4) 20 See 6 Down
Crossword ACROSS
1 Drawing (7) 7 Church gangway (5) 8 Swimmer’s breathing tube (7) 9 State without proof (6) 11 Cookers (5) 13 Boast (4) 14 Oblivious (7) 15 Movie (4) 16 Man’s facial hair (5) 17 Fraud, trick (6) 21 Skyline (7) 22 Lose blood (5) 23 Own (7)
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2 Groundbreaking (10) 3 Cultivated plant (8) 4 Yes votes (4) 5 Bird’s beak (4) 6 Puzzle-solving aid (4) 9 Book of maps (5) 10 Rank-and-file members (5,5) 12 Unit of purity of gold (5) 13 Advantages (8) 18 Sect (4) 19 Covered with frosting (4) 20 Horse sport (4)