Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
6 Elsa —, Italian fashion designer who died in 1973 (12)
8 Area behind the goals in American football that a ball must cross for a touchdown to be awarded (3,4)
9 Daniel —, author of 1722 novel Moll Flanders (5)
10 Central space in a
church (4)
12 Line on a map connecting places of equal atmospheric pressure (6)
14 and 11 Down
1994 Olympic alpine skiing downhill gold medallist (5,3)
15 Australian eucalyptus tree such as the Blackbutt — or Plunkett — (6)
16 The —, 1943 novel by
C S Forester (4)
19 Musical keyboard instrument with rows of tuned pipes sounded by compressed air (5) 21 — Lake, largest in the US state of Alaska (7)
22 Romania-born
French author of 1921 stage play The Gas Heart best known as a founder of
Dadaism (7,5)
DOWN
1 and 7
2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger (3,5,5,5)
2 Twin brother of
Esau in the Old Testament (5)
3 John —, 2003 World Championships 200m gold medallist (5)
4 That branch of mathematics dealing with the size and shape of the Earth (7) 5 In music, a symbol normally placed at the beginning of a line of music to indicate the pitch (4)
6 Industrial town in County Durham north-east of Bishop Auckland (10)
7 See 1 Down
11 See 14 Across 12 1985 novel by Andrew
Neiderman (3)
13 and 20
The —, 1843 opera by Michael William
Balfe (8,4)
14 1983 Derby winner ridden by Lester Piggott (7)
17 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Final winners from 1988-95 (5)
18 Monica —, actress who played the title role in 1966 action-comedy film Modesty Blaise (5) 20 See 13 Down
Crossword ACROSS
6 Markedly
different (7,5)
8 Dawdler (7)
9 React to a joke (5)
10 Single combat (4)
12 Something that is
difficult to bear (6) 14 Healed (5)
15 Fixed allowance (6) 16 Close with a bang (4) 19 Sudden fright (5)
21 Dictionary (7)
22 Serving as a means
or influence (12)
DOWN
1 Scrap, bit (8)
2 Of the kidneys (5)
3 Stage whisper (5)
4 Clap (7)
5 Asian language (4)
6 Mayonnaise-like dressing (5,5) 7 Extraordinary (10)
11 Star (3)
12 Sleeping place (3)
13 Dainty (8)
14 Travel daily to work (7)
17 Long-playing record (5)
18 Evict (5)
20 Skin problem (4)