Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
1 Black-and-white striped mammal of the horse family (5)
7 Japanese dish consisting of thinly sliced meat, vegetables and seasonings cooked together quickly (8)
8 African republic whose
capital is Libreville (5) 10 2015 film comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg (6,4)
12 Robert —, poet whose works include How they Brought the Good News From Ghent To Aix and Love Among the Ruins (8)
14 1957 novel by Patrick
White (4)
16 The —, shallow inlet on the North Sea coast between Lincolnshire and Norfolk (4)
17 Small porous air sac found in the respiratory zone of the lungs (8)
20 Gabriel —, German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer (10)
23 — Peninsula, district of Wales designated Britain’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1956 (5)
24 Son of Vincentio and suitor of Bianca in William Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew (8)
25 Asian dish of small pieces of meat and vegetables marinated in a sauce and cooked on a skewer (5)
DOWN
1 Capital of Croatia (6)
2 Crucifix set on a beam or screen at the entrance to the chancel of a church (4)
3 Douglas —, Home Secretary from
1985-89 (4)
4 Damien —, 1995 Turner
Prize-winning artist (5) 5 Modern ballroom dance
in fast duple time (4,5) 6 Joan —, comedienne who voiced the character Dot Matrix in 1987 film comedy Spaceballs (6)
9 The —, 1965 film thriller starring Bette Davis in the title role (5)
11 Hermann —, Swiss psychiatrist after whom a personality test based on ink blot interpretation is named (9)
13 A —, South Africa Test cricketer who took 6-32 against West Indies at Bridgetown in 2005 (3) 15 1983 film comedy directed by and starring Woody
Allen (5)
16 Crisp golden-brown pancake with deep indentations on both sides (6)
18 and 19 African republic whose capital is Freetown (6,5)
19 See 18 Down 21 American Tribal Love Rock Musical that opened on Broadway in 1968 (4)
22 Glossy-coated antelope of Sub-saharan
Africa (4)
Crossword
ACROSS
1 Time of darkness (5)
7 Group of countries (8) 8 Discourage (5)
10 Position of avoiding
attention (3-7)
12 Openly
outrageous (8)
14 Set of actors (4)
16 Something owed (4) 17 Living in or among
trees (8)
20 Astounding,
wonderful (10)
23 Direction (5)
24 Confidentially (8)
25 Free of
obstruction (5)
DOWN
1 Fall asleep (3,3)
2 Shoe part (4)
3 Applaud (4)
4 Fulcrum (5)
5 Visualises (9)
6 Happening not long
ago (6)
9 Bellows (5)
11 Italian wine (9)
13 And not (3)
15 Unexpected extra
benefit (5)
16 Cease (6)
18 Suds (6)
19 More up-to-date (5) 21 Child’s toy (4)
22 Top layer of earth (4)