GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

Across 7. Polished gem which has not been faceted (8)

9. Fictional character who was born Robinson Kreutznaer (6)

10. Fifth book of the New Testament (4) 11. Red-haired doll created by US author Johnny Gruelle in a series of stories for children (7,3)

12. Actor who starred with Mel Gibson in the Lethal Weapon series of films (6)

14. Long, flexible arm of an octopus (8) 15. Major wine-producing region in South Australia (7,6)

17. First period of the Mesozoic era (8) 19. Light boat developed by the Inuit, Yup’ik and Aleut peoples (6)

21. 1976 hit single for Cliff Richard (5,5) 22. Unit of currency in Ethiopia, equal to 100 cents (4)

23. Type of farm Jimmy Carter worked on after leaving the Navy in 1953 (6) 24. Intensive care unit which cares for ill or premature newborn babies (8)

Down 1. Name of Ross’s capuchin monkey in

Friends (6)

2. World War 1 battle (Sep 25 - Oct 8, 1915) in which Britain suffered almost 60,000 casualties (4)

3. Town in northern France known for its Gothic cathedral (8)

4. Word which precedes printing, idol and test (6)

5. Former presenter for One News, known as the ‘mother of the nation’ (4,6)

6. British comedian and actor who voiced the character of King Fergus in the 2012 film

Brave (8)

8. Lower order batsman sent out near the end of the day’s play (5,8)

13. Enigma ___, orchestral work by Edward Elgar (10)

15. Town square in London’s Mayfair whose residents have included Winston Churchill and Harry Selfridge (8)

16. Actor who played fictional French detective Jules Maigret in a 2016 British TV series (8)

18. Township of Johannesburg known for its role in the fight against apartheid (6)

20. One of the stars of the New Zealand team which won the first Rugby World Cup in 1987 (6)

22. Small nail, used to hold two pieces of wood together, and can later be removed (4)