Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 See 19 Down
7 County of the Republic of Ireland whose towns include Clones and Carrickmacross (8)
8 Jorn —, Danish architect who designed the Sydney Opera House (5)
10 US director of 1974 horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (4,6)
12 Pale yellowish-green colour whose name derives from French phrase Water of the Nile (3,2,3)
14 Marcel —, German golfer; 2014 BMW Masters winner (4) 16 Kenneth —, actor who played Richard Hannay in 1959 adventure film The 39 Steps (4) 17 and 1 Down
1997 adventure film starring Pierce Brosnan and William Takaku (8,6) 20 and 25
2003 comedy-drama film starring Michael Caine, Robert Duvall and Haley Joel Osment (10,5)
23 Augustus —, Londonborn artist and traveller attached to HMS Beagle from 1831-32 (5)
24 US port and resort in Central Coast, California north of San Luis Obispo (8)
25 See 20 Across
DOWN
1 See 17 Across
2 In music, the note forming the foundation of a chord (4)
3 Port on Osaka Bay, Honshu, Japan (4)
4 and 5 1727 work; first of the four Coronation Anthems by George Frideric Handel (5,3,6)
5 See 4 Down
6 Michael —, Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1998-2001 (6)
9 Piece of music composed for a group of nine instruments or singers (5)
11 The —, 1999 biopic starring Denzel Washington as boxer Rubin Carter (9)
13 Hirobumi —, former Japanese prime minister assassinated in 1909 (3)
15 Alasdair —, DirectorGeneral of the BBC from 1982-87 (5)
16 Member of a hill-dwelling people inhabiting mainly Arunachal Pradesh, India (6)
18 City in central France; capital of Nievre department (6)
19 and 1 Across
Character in Thomas Hardy novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles who marries the heroine (5,5) 21 Kate —, Labour MP for Vauxhall from 1989-2019; Minister for Sport from 1999-2001 (4)
22 Salvador —, Spanish painter whose works include 1937’s Metamorphosis of Narcissus (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Having little weight (5) 7 Quarrel (8)
8 Great fear or apprehension (5)
10 Indirect, circuitous (10) 12 Wizard or magician (8) 14 Whip (4)
16 Skin disorder (4)
17 Salad dish (8)
20 Risky or critical (5,3,2) 23 Rub out (5)
24 Mishap (8)
25 Smacks (5)
DOWN
1 Women’s public toilet (6) 2 Perceive with the ears (4) 3 Songbird (4)
4 Rustic (5)
5 Noteworthy (9)
6 Running pain (6)
9 Twelve (5)
11 Declare formally (9)
13 Person’s sense of selfesteem (3)
15 Tapering block (5)
16 Of the stars (6)
18 Waterproof boots worn by anglers (6)
19 Relative darkness (5)
21 Not any (4)
22 Spoken or verbal (4)