Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 and 9 Across
1937 film comedy starring Fredric March and Carole Lombard (7,6)
7 Anton —, Dutch painter whose works include 1876’s Morning Ride on the Beach (5)
8 Samuel —, author of stage plays Not I and Breath (7) 9 See 1 Across 11 Fabric of silk and rayon closely woven to give a smooth glossy appearance (5)
13 The —, 2008 novel by
Stephenie Meyer (4) 14 Country in NE Africa;
capital Asmara (7)
15 and 22
Nigerian footballer; first man to score four goals in a Premier League game, for Norwich against Everton in 1993-94 (4,5)
16 Mediterranean plant with white or pink flowers whose aromatic seeds are used as a condiment and a flavouring (5) 17 See 23 Across 21 Disease of children caused by a deficiency of vitamin D (7) 22 See 15 Across 23 and 17
BAFTA TV Award Best Actor winner for The Singing Detective, Wives and Daughters, Longitude and Perfect
Strangers (7,6)
DOWN
2 Italian comic opera such as La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista
Pergolesi (5,5) 3 See 18 Down 4 1987 film drama starring Barbra Streisand and Richard
Dreyfuss (4)
5 Maori war chant accompanied by gestures (4)
6 Series of six or more balls bowled by a cricketer (4)
9 Stout single-edged
cavalry sword (5)
10 Noel Coward stage play that opened on Broadway, New
York in 1925 (4,6)
12 French city; capital of the former duchy of Burgundy (5)
13 Jewish holiday observed for eight nights and days also called the Festival of
Lights (8) 18 and 3 1998 and
1999 winner of the F1 World Drivers’ Championship (4,8) 19 The —, English horse race for fillies held at Epsom since 1779 (4) 20 Independent republic whose capital, Suva, is on the island of
Viti Levu (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Well-behaved (7)
7 Room (5)
8 Shipping hazard (7) 9 Weekend meal? (6) 11 Put in an application
or request (5)
13 Search for prey (4) 14 Large building (7)
15 Religious image (4) 16 Substance used to
flavour food (5) 17 Elegant (6) 21 Illegal (7) 22 Strainer (5) 23 Feeler (7)
DOWN
2 Mutual (10)
3 Encourage (8)
4 Cooking fat (4)
5 Practise boxing
blows (4)
6 Glance at
quickly (4)
9 Round open
container (5)
10 Link (10)
12 Young female
horse (5)
13 Telephone advice
service (8)
18 Among (4)
19 Put money
away (4)
20 Scheme (4)