Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
6 Renowned acting teacher; Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Godfather: Part II (3,9) 8 City in Veneto, Italy, overlooked by Monte Berico (7)
9 Common viper with a zigzag pattern along its back (5)
10 River upon which Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, stands (4)
12 — Sea, body of water connected to the North Sea by the Skaggerak, Kattegat and
Oresund (6)
14 Ancient Roman public square which held law courts and markets (5) 15 Tropical plant of the East Indies cultivated for its small oval seeds (6)
16 Fabric of matted, compressed wool or fur (4)
19 Tom —, 1973 French Open men’s doubles tennis championship winner with John Newcombe (5)
21 V S —, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature (7)
22 Spanish composer of suite for piano Iberia who died in 1909 (5,7)
DOWN
1 Eleoncio —, WBC Flyweight champion from 1982-83 (8) 2 Unit of weight equal
to 14 pounds (5)
3 County of the Republic of Ireland between Longford and Monaghan (5)
4
5 1856 novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe subtitled A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp (4)
6 Largest town in West Lothian, Scotland, designated a new town in 1962 (10)
7 Actor who played Lawrence Selden in 2000 film drama The House of Mirth (4,6)
11 Edgar Allan —, US short-story writer who died in 1849 (3) 12 Tributary of the Narew River forming part of Poland’s border with both Belarus and
Ukraine (3)
13 1965 film thriller starring Bette Davis in the title role (3,5) 14 and 4 Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar-winner for Amadeus (1,6,7)
17 Title character in
1826 J F Cooper novel The Last of the Mohicans (5)
18 Port and resort on Gotland Island, SE Sweden (5)
20 Balazs —, 1996 Olympic hammer gold medallist (4)