Quizword & Crossword QUIZWORD CLUES

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

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River rising in Mississippi, US, that converges with the Yalobusha at Greenwood to form the Yazoo (12) Eugene —, Romanian dramatist whose stage works include

Exit the King and Rhinoceros (7)

— Sea, body of water housing the

Isle of Man (5)

European bird of prey with a deeply forked tail such as the red — (4)

Coarse fabric woven from jute or hemp used for sacking (6) Samuel —,

Plymothian watercolourist born in 1783 whose works include French

Street Scene with a Medieval Turret (5) Very small nocturnal fox inhabiting deserts of Arabia and north Africa (6) Member of an Indian religion founded in the 16th century (4) Underworld abode of the souls of the dead in

Greek mythology (5)

P R —, Australia Test cricketer who took

6-71 against England at Edgbaston in 1993 (7) 22 US basketball team; 2009 NBA

Finals runners-up to Los Angeles

Lakers (7,5)

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In fantasy literature, an imaginary creature like an ugly violent goblin (3) Tributary of the Narew River forming part of Poland’s border with Belarus and Ukraine (3) 1991-2006 Portugal midfielder; 2001

FIFA World Player of the Year (4,4) Long-haired breed of domestic cat with a round head (7) Collective noun for a group of lions (5) 18th letter in the Greek alphabet (5) 20 See 6 Down

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Collection of organisms inhabiting the surface layer of a sea or lake (8)

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English actress who played Rose in 1948 film drama Brighton Rock (5,5) Anatomical term for the back of the head (7) and 7 2010 novel by Sophie Kinsella (4,10) and 20 2010 novel by Val McDermid (5,2,3,4)

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