Quizword & Crossword

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

ACROSS 6 and 22

1964 novel by Edna O’Brien (5,2,5,7,5)

8 In American football, the area behind the goals that a ball must cross for a touchdown to be awarded (3,4)

9 Young unfledged

pigeon (5)

10 Erki —, 2000 Olympic decathlon gold medallist (4)

12 1953 Broadway musical featuring the music of Alexander

Borodin (6)

14 In heraldry, the

colour red (5)

15 Pat —, late jockey who rode Derby winners Grundy, Golden Fleece and Quest for Fame (6)

16 See 11 Down 19

Card game based on collecting sets and sequences (5)

21 Baldassare —, 18th-century composer of the operas La diavolessa and Il mondo della luna (7)

22 See 6 Across

DOWN

1 City in West Yorkshire that houses the National Science and Media Museum (8)

2 City in NW Russia on

the Velikaya River (5) 3 Hendrik —, showjumper who won the 1984 Dublin Grand Prix (5)

4 1871 opera by Gilbert

and Sullivan (7)

5 Member of the aboriginal people of Japan (4)

6 South American evergreen tree of the laurel family whose greenish wood is durable in marine conditions (10)

7 Branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of women before and after childbirth (10)

11

1976 Olympic men’s 110m hurdles gold medallist (3,4)

12 The —, 1958 film drama starring William Holden and Sophia Loren (3)

13 Mixture of sauteed root vegetables used as a base for braising meat (8)

14 Pale yellow cheese with holes named after its place of origin in Switzerland (7)

17 Wading bird similar

to the heron (5)

18 The —, 1999 novel by

Sandra Brown (5) 20 Alcoholic drink made by fermenting a solution of honey (4)

and 16 Across Crossword ACROSS DOWN

6 Likely or about 1 Astounds (8) to happen or 2 Ague (5) appear (2,3,7) 3 Major artery (5) 8 Lack of 4 Cooking room (7) due care (7)

5 Sixty minutes (4) 9 Spicy dish (5)

Decorative (10) 10 Humble (4) 6

In general (2,3,5) 12 Church talk (6) 7

14 Unadorned (5) 11 Beer type (3)

15 Snuggle (6) 12 Take a chair (3) 16 Knitting 13 Huge heap stitch (4) or mass (8)

19 Savoury jelly (5) 14 Poster (7)

21 Edible 17 First Greek crustacean (7) letter (5)

22 Fearful or 18 Dark wood (5) anxious (12) 20 Long tube (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror