General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

7. Name of the chief Spanish airline (6) 8. In Greek mythology, goddess of war, wisdom, arts and crafts (6) 10. ‘The --- Jungle’, 1950 film directed by John Huston (7) 11. John Quincy, sixth president of the US (5) 12 & 4D Rock group fronted by Mark Knopfler (4,7) 13. Robert Falcon, Antarctic explorer who died in 1912 (5) 17. Tenth letter in the Greek alphabet (5) 18. Christian, French couturier noted for his ‘New Look’ of 1947 (4) 22. Main vessel in the arterial network (5) 23. Auguste and Louis, French cinema pioneers who invented a process of colour photography (7) 24. Doctor creation of A.J. Cronin in works such as Beyond This Place (6) 25. King of the Huns who invaded Gaul in 451 AD (6)

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1. Prospero’s daughter in Shakespeare’s The Tempest (7) 2. Seaside resort on Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay (7) 3. In Greek mythology, any of the sons of Gaea and Uranus (5) 4. See 12 Across 5. Brendan, Irish author of the play The Quare Fellow (5) 6. Rodney, Australian wicket-keeper who played in 96 Tests from 1970-84 (5) 9. Henrietta, journalist in The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James (9) 14. Michael, English physicist who discovered electromagnetic induction (7) 15. West African republic whose capital is Monrovia (7) 16. Fred, England bowler who was first to take 300 Test wickets (7) 19. City and chief seaport of Israel (5) 20. Former unit of currency of France (5) 21. Jan, South African premier 1939-48 (5)