GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Across

10. Only son of William Shakespeare who died at the age of eleven (6)

11. Wooden instrument once used for communication in moutainous regions of Europe (7)

12. “A good memory is needed after one has __” Pierre Corneille (4)

13. New Zealand author who won the 2017 New Zealand Book Award for Young Adult Fiction (3)

14. Crescent-shaped cartilage which acts as a cushion between the femur and tibia (8)

15. Island in the Gulf of Naples which features the Blue Grotto (5)

16. Common freshwater fish of Europe and Asia (Leuciscus Leuciscus) (4)

17. Fourth child of Ned Stark in the fantasy novels

(4)

18. Capital city of Canada’s second smallest province (7)

20. The southernmost active volcano on Earth (6)

21. Defensive towers inspired by a Corsican fortress completed in 1565 (8)

23. Profession of Mr Sowerberry in the Charles Dickens novel

(10)

25. Spanish professional footballer who captains Real Madrid and Spain’s national team (5)

26. A litter of pigs (6)

27. Actor who played the role of Victor Sifuentes in the legal drama (5)

30. Role held by Desmond Tutu (of) Capetown from 1986 to 1996 (10)

32. Role of Sookie Stackhouse in (8)

34. Saxon noble and the father of Ivanhoe in Sir Walter Scott’s novel (6)

36. Count of Rousillon in Shakespeare’s

(7)

37. 2016 comedy drama film starring Mila Kunis (4)

38. English novelist, born 1922, whose first novel was

(4)

39. Lane in East London known for its many curry houses (5)

41. Historic province in south central France (8)

42. Long-handled gardening tool (3)

43. Number of times Greece has once the Eurovision Song Contest (4)

44. Indian port city located on the Coromandel Coast (7)

45. Transparent cover used to protect young plants (6)

Down

1. Bird featured on the reverse of the New Zealand $20 banknote (8)

2. American motorcycle brand produced between 1901-1953 (6)

3. Host city of the 1912 Summer Olympics (9)

4. Actor who first gained recognition playing the role of Dr Snapper Foster in

(10)

5. Major record label owned by Sony Music, founded in 1953 (4)

6. Infectious disease which can be transferred from animal to human and vice versa (6)

7. “The writer is the __ of the human soul”Joseph Stalin (8)

8. 1986 song released by Peter Gabriel (12)

9. Musical composition intended to lull a baby to sleep (8)

19. Colourful mineral used in the production of certain glasses and enamels (9)

21. Principal character in the musicals and

(5)

22. Pink and blue items featured in a 1955 song by English comedian/singer Max Bygraves (12)

24. 1926 book written by Ernest Hemingway (5)

28. Alloy of copper and zinc, a cheap substitute for gold, invented in the 18th century (9)

29. Popular American television crime drama whose theme tune was composed by Jan Hammer (5,4)

31. Island group off the west coast of Scotland (8)

32. Medication used as a bloodthinner (8)

33. Character played by Elizabeth Montgomery in the American sitcom (8)

35. The white fur of a stoat (6)

37. Colour which takes its name from the French word for chestnut (6)

40. Author who has written under the pen name Richard Bachman (4)