Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

6 Information system that operates over the Internet (5,4,3)

8 — and Principe, island nation in the Gulf of Guinea (3,4)

9 George —, actor who played Sulu in 1960s US television series Star Trek (5)

10

12 — Ocean, sea surrounding the

North Pole (6)

14 and 10

2007 novel by

Bernard Cornwell (5,4) 15 Medium-sized African wild cat with broad long ears (6)

16 Ancient kingdom situated between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba (4) 19 Ferenc —, 19th-century composer of operas Batori Maria and Bank Ban (5)

21 Standard monetary unit of Argentina replaced by the peso in 1992 (7)

22 1906 stage play by John Galsworthy (3,6,3)

See 14 Across

DOWN

1 Anita —, author of novels The Bay of Angels and Hotel du Lac (8)

2 The —, 1868 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky (5) 3 Georges —, French composer of operas Carmen and

Djamileh (5)

4 Jules —, French acrobat after whom a tight-fitting garment is named (7)

5 James —, actor who played Pte Walker in BBC TV sitcom

Dad’s Army (4)

6 County of England whose administrative capital is

Chichester (4,6)

7 Mark placed over a vowel such as that over the o in French location the Côte d’Azur (10)

11 Nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes and a short neck (3)

12 1994 stage play by

Yasmina Reza (3)

13 US golfer who won the 1999 FedEx St Jude Classic (3,5)

14 Roman historian and politician whose works include

The Conspiracy of Catiline (7)

17 Ed —, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from 2007-10 (5)

18 David —, singer-actor who starred as Jim MacLaine in 1973 film drama That’ll Be the Day (5)

20 Helmut —, chancellor of West Germany from 1982-90 (4)

Crossword ACROSS

6 Malinger or make up

excuses (5,3,4)

8 Terse (7)

9 Hut (5)

10 Deceased (4)

12 Social outcast (6)

14 Chairman’s

hammer (5)

15 Provocation (3,3)

16 In addition (4)

19 Levy (5)

21 Infectious

disease (7)

22 Unimaginative or

emotionless (6-2-4)

DOWN

1 Small edible sea fish (8) 2 Great pain (5)

3 Dense (5)

4 With very slow

progress (7)

5 Fatty meat (4)

6 Agreement in aims or

interests (10)

7 Fanatic (10)

11 Label (3)

12 Favourite (3)

13 Misuse (3-5)

14 Newspaper (7)

17 Fashionable, chic (5)

18 Steep high rock face (5) 20 Streetcar (4)