Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other. Quizword ACROSS
6 The —, 1976 novel by Stan Barstow (5,4,3) 8 1970s BBC TV drama series starring Jack Hedley and Edward
Hardwicke (7)
9 Edward —, English pirate also known as Blackbeard who died in 1718 (5) 10 Aircraft firm founded by Alliott Verdon Roe in 1910 (4)
12 — Bay, large inlet of northern South Island, New Zealand, whose chief towns include Nelson (6) 14 Sarah —,
Republican candidate for vice president of the US in 2008 (5) 15 2001 film drama starring
Sean Penn and
Michelle Pfeiffer (1,2,3) 16 Tiny brown bird with a fine bill and short narrow tail (4) 19 Point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer (5) 21 Mediterranean variety of wild marjoram (7)
22 2012 novel by crime writing duo
Nicci French (8,4)
DOWN
1 Standard unit of currency of Bhutan (8)
2 and 18 1993 novel
by Carl Hiaasen (5,5)
3 and 6 2018 romcom starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding (5,4,6) 4 The —,
1964 film drama starring
Henry Fonda and
Cliff Robertson (4,3) 5 Former Indian copper coin worth one sixteenth of a rupee (4)
6 See 3 Down
7 2010 romcom starring
Kristen Bell and
Josh Duhamel (4,2,4) 11 Twining plant cultivated for its edible tuber (3)
12 and 20 The —,
1979 film drama starring David Bennent based on a 1959 novel by Gunter Grass (3,4) 13 Gerardus —, 16th-century Flemish cartographer and mathematician (8) 14 Riccardo —,
1977-93 F1 motor racing driver;
1992 Japanese GP winner (7)
17 Lindsay —, actress who played Maggie Peyton in 2005 family film Herbie:
Fully Loaded (5)
18 See 2 Down
20 See 12 Down
Crossword ACROSS
6 Musical instrument (12)
8 Senior naval officer (7) 9 Ancient artefact (5) 10 Basin with a water supply (4) 12 Pancake mix (6)
14 Don (3,2)
15 Excessively (6)
16 White froth on beer (4)
19 Unspoken (5)
21 Link (7)
22 Forgetful, inattentive (6-6)
DOWN
1 Start (8)
2 Woman’s garment (5)
3 Corner (5)
4 Austere (7)
5 Touch (4) 6 Rank-and-file members (5,5) 7 Officially recognised (10)
11 Figure burnt on a bonfire (3) 12 Engage in pugilism (3) 13 Decompression sickness (3,5)
14 Large flat dish (7) 17 Sharp or severe (5) 18 Escargot (5)
20 Solid block (4)