Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Donald —, 45th President of the United States (5) 4 Benjamin —, author of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (5) 10 West African republic; capital Niamey (5) 11 1953 adventure film starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly (7) 12 Dark glassy volcanic rock also called Iceland agate (8) 13 Single-handed Olympic class of single-sail racing dinghies (4) 15 2000s BBC TV comedy-drama series starring Ricky Gervais and Ashley Jensen (6) 17 Juan —, 1957 F1 World Drivers’ Championship winner (6) 19 River that flows through Leeds and Skipton (4) 20 The —, 1956 non-fiction book by Colin Wilson (8) 23 Fast sailing ship of the 19th century such as the Cutty Sark and Blackadder (7) 24 City in S Turkey on the Seyhan River east of Tarsus (5) 25 Wayne —, Plymouth-born dancer who joined the Royal Ballet Company in 1966 (5) 26 and 3 Down 1985 Cormac Mccarthy novel featuring the character Judge Holden (5,8)
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2 John —, 1989 World Indoor Championships 200m gold medallist (5) 3 See 26 Across 5 Dance associated with the 1970s punk rock movement (4) 6 Alan —, Scottish actor who played Sebastian Flight in BBC TV sitcom The High Life (7) 7 1916 D W Griffith film drama subtitled Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages (11) 8 Open boat made of skin used by the Yupik and Inuit peoples (5) 9 Best Director Oscar nominee for Hope and Glory and Deliverance (4,7) 14 MD —, West Indies Test cricketer who took 7-53 against England at Headingley in 1984 (8) 16 Jayne —, 1984 Olympic ice dancing gold medal-winning partner of Christopher Dean (7) 18 Percussion instrument made from a hollow gourd commonly used in Latin American music (5) 21 Ancient Athenian statesman whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offence (5) 22 Domed recess at the east end of a church (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Extra or in reserve (5) 4 Open space in a forest (5) 10 Artist’s stand (5) 11 Folding paper into shapes (7) 12 Response (8) 13 Gemstone (4) 15 Lenient towards (4,2) 17 Extremely offensive odour (6) 19 Cards dealt to a player (4) 20 Incendiary (8) 23 Inspect carefully (7) 24 Broil (5) 25 Intends (5) 26 Ruffians (5)
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2 Italian food (5) 3 Kinship (8) 5 Den (4) 6 Expressionless (7) 7 Fairground ride (6,5) 8 Helicopter blade (5) 9 Be suitable or adequate (4,3,4) 14 In depth (2,6) 16 Flourish of trumpets (7) 18 Conceals (5) 21 Due (5) 22 Potter’s oven (4)