Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
6 See 14 Down 8 Capital of Ontario,
Canada (7)
9 Freshwater diving bird with lobed membranes along each toe (5)
10 Nestling hawk reared for training in falconry (4)
12 Treelike plant with hanging clusters of edible fruit (6) 14 Corey —, 1995 US Open golf champion (5) 15 See 12 Down 16 River in Scotland upon which Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway stands (4)
19 Greek author of
fables (5)
21 Sister of Augustus and fourth wife of Mark Antony who died in
11 BC (7)
22 London-born actor whose roles include Mick in Channel 4 television series This Is England
‘86 (6,6)
DOWN
1 Town in Angus, Scotland noted for a type of small, smoked haddock (8)
2 Anthony —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Viva Zapata! (5)
3 Nancy —, first woman to sit as an MP in the
House of Commons (5)
4 M P —, England Test cricketer who hit 177 against Australia at Adelaide in 2002 (7)
5 Mark on the floor behind which a darts player must stand to throw (4)
6 1981 crime film starring Jeff Bridges and John Heard also known as Cutter and Bone (7,3)
7 Rugby union winger whose 1987 Wales Test debut was against
France (5,5)
11 George —, director of the films 7 Faces of Dr Lao, The Time Machine and tom thumb (3)
12 and 15 Across BBC TV sitcom starring David Walliams and Catherine Tate (3,6)
13 Nocturnal mammal also
called an ant bear (8)
14 and 6 Across
— Military Marches, series of pieces for orchestra composed by Edward Elgar from 1901-30 (4,3,12)
17 Capital of Japan (5)
18 Small Eurasian mammal closely related to the weasel (5)
20 Mixture of smoke, fog
and chemical fumes (4)
Crossword ACROSS
6 Latest possible
time (8,4)
8 Trailblazer (7)
9 Christmas show (5) 10 Dutch cheese (4)
12 Outcome (6)
14 Clothe, protect (5) 15 Playground
item (6)
16 Principal (4)
19 Group of eight (5) 21 Farewell
greeting (7)
22 Ordinary or
routine (3,2,3,4)
DOWN
1 Adorn (8)
2 Horizontal (5)
3 Begin (5)
4 Book division (7)
5 Destroy (4)
6 Word or phrase (10)
7 Soft fluffy stuff (6,4) 11 Farm animal (3)
12 Umpire? (3)
13 Feeling no fear or
anxiety (8)
14 Subtitle (7)
17 Sharp or severe (5) 18 DNA units (5)
20 Ruffian (4)