Quiz Crossword

ACROSS

1 and 1 Down “The … …”, 1902 novel by AEW Mason (4,8) 3 First period of the Mesozoic era during which reptiles flourished (8) 8 River that forms the boundary between Manchuria and Russia (4) 9 The historic term for cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis (8) 11 “The …… …”, Edith Wharton novel whose heroine is Lily Bart (5,2,5) 13 Largest city in Saudi Arabia (6) 14 Kaspar, German ‘wild boy’ found in the market place in Nuremberg in 1828 (6) 17 1964 Olympic decathlon champion (5,7) 20 1958 Jacques Tati work that won a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar (3,5) 21 1816 novel by Jane Austen (4) 22 City in Nevada, US that is famous for its casinos (3,5) 23 Unit of speed of one nautical mile per hour (4)

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1 See 1 Across 2 South American republic whose capital is Montevideo (7) 4 Atlantic port at the easternmost point of Brazil (6) 5 and 15 Another name for a yeti (10,7) 6 Charles, English explorer who discovered the Darling River in Australia in 1828 (5) 7 Steve, 1986 Commonwealth men’s 800m champion (4) 10 Large venomous tropical American snake with a greyish-brown mottled coloration (3-2-5) 12 François, director of the films Fahrenheit 451 and Baisers volés (8) 15 See 5 16 Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry in Greek mythology (6) 18 Hammond, author of the novel Campbell’s Kingdom (5) 19 Michael, actor whose film roles include The Professor in Insignificance (4)