Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

6 Author of novels Hannibal Rising and Black Sunday (6,6)

8 1957 stage play by

Samuel Beckett (7)

9 Capital of Japan (5) 10 Pen name of essayist

Charles Lamb (4)

12 and 4 Down

2000s BBC TV comedy sketch show starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams (6,7)

14 Paul —, stage and television magician; author of 2005 book Street Magic (5)

15 Quintus —, Roman epic poet and dramatist who died in 169 BC (6)

16 B S —, India Test cricketer who took 7-98 against Australia at Kolkata in 1969 (4) 19 Phillips —, 2009

World Championships triple jump gold medallist (5)

21 County of the Republic of Ireland whose county town is Carrick-onShannon (7)

22 1970 biopic starring Toralv Maurstad as Edvard Grieg (4,2,6)

DOWN

1 Piet —, Dutch painter whose works include 1921 oil Diagonal Composition (8) 2 State bordering

Saudi Arabia whose capital is Doha (5)

3 2001 animated film featuring the voice talents of Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy (5) 4 See 12 Across 5 Snooker ball worth

six points (4)

6 and 13

1966 novel by Paul Scott (3,5,2,3,5)

7 2005 Dubai World Cup winner ridden by John R

Velazquez (5,2,3)

11 Egyptian god of music and pleasure (3)

12 Cured salmon fillet popular in Jewish cuisine (3) 13 See 6 Down 14 Fabiola —, winner in 1999 and from 2002-04 of the

Copa Colsanitas singles tennis tournament (7)

17 Montgomery —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for 1948’s The Search (5)

18 Jeremiah —, English surveyor best known for his work with Charles Mason on resolving a boundary dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania (5)

20 1847 novel by

Herman Melville (4)