Quizword & Crossword

Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.

Quizword

ACROSS

1 1991 Ken Russell film drama starring Theresa Russell (5) 7 Island nation in the Pacific Ocean; capital Tarawa (8) 8 1993 film drama starring David Thewlis and Lesley Sharp (5) 10 2009 novel by Gillian Flynn (4,6) 12 The —, 2004 film drama starring Ryan Gosling and James Garner (8) 14 Raoul —, French painter whose works include 1930’s Chateau and Horses (4) 16 Arvo —, Estonian composer born in 1935 whose works include Tabula Rasa and Spiegel im Spiegel (4) 17 and 24 2018 biopic starring Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury (8,8) 20 Small brightly-coloured Asian songbird such as the mountain — or trilling — (10) 23 Marsupial of the Americas also called the water opossum (5) 24 See 17 Across 25 and 2 Down Best Director Oscar winner for Oliver! (5,4)

DOWN

1 2011 comedy-drama film starring Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan (3,3) 2 See 25 Across 3 Snooker ball worth six points (4) 4 and 21 Benjamin Britten opera first produced in London in 1951 (5,4) 5 Region of northeast Asia including the Northeast China province of Jilin (9) 6 2004 biopic starring Liam Neeson in the title role (6) 9 Kim —, actress who played Mattie Ross in 1969 Western film True Grit (5) 11 Arctic or subarctic grouse with a white winter plumage (9) 13 River in Ethiopia that flows south into Lake Turkana, Kenya (3) 15 Robert —, US Arctic explorer who died in 1920 (5) 16 Jim —, British runner who collapsed during the 1954 Empire Games marathon whilst holding a seventeen minute lead (6) 18 Silvery-white metallic element; symbol Ni (6) 19 John Philip —, US composer of marches The Stars and Stripes Forever and Semper Fidelis (5) 21 See 4 Down 22 Avant-garde art movement of the early 20th century whose proponents included Hugo Ball and Tristan Tzara (4)

Crossword

ACROSS

1 Quick-moving, nimble (5) 7 Draw near to (8) 8 Backless shoes (5) 10 Child’s name for a timid person (7-3) 12 Comedy persona (5,3) 14 Slender (4) 16 Locate (4) 17 Forefather (8) 20 Acting audition (6,4) 23 Artist’s stand (5) 24 Annoy or anger (8) 25 Homeless dog (5)

DOWN

1 Fleet of ships (6) 2 Sediment of wine (4) 3 Plank (4) 4 Vulgar, tasteless (5) 5 Reckon or compute (9) 6 Regular beat (6) 9 Neckwear for a football fan (5) 11 Plan of travel (9) 13 Alcoholic spirit (3) 15 Stop (5) 16 Signboard on a shopfront (6) 18 Rematch (6) 19 Men’s public lavatory (5) 21 Ballet skirt (4) 22 Discretion (4)