General Knowledge Crossword

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1. Member of a Christian sect in Provence who believed the material world was evil (6) 4. Frederic, Polish composer, lover of George Sand (6) 9. 1932 novel by Graham Greene (8,5) 10. Letter in the Greek alphabet transliterated as o (7) 11. Domesticated mammal, Equus caballus (5) 12. Genus of plants some species of which are the source of sisal (5) 14. 1995 Brad Pitt film (5) 18. Alfred, Austrian psychiatrist who died in 1937 (5) 19. Tall Asian palm whose large fanshaped leaves are used for thatching (7) 21. English explorer who discovered Lake Tanganyika with John Speke (7,6) 22. In Judaism, the earlier part of the Talmud (6) 23. Bird of the tropical and subtropical order Psittaciformes (6)

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1. In mythology, son of Leda, twin of Pollux (6) 2. 1983 John Landis film starring Dan Aykroyd (7,6) 3. Ann ---, city on the Huron, site of the university of Michigan (5) 5. Accessory on a camera through which electrical contact is made for the operation of a flash device (3,4) 6. Drink consisting of raw unbeaten egg, vinegar, salt and pepper (7,6) 7. Fridtjof, Norwegian explorer who won the 1922 Nobel peace prize (6) 8. Robert, Scottish poet whose works include Tam o’ Shanter (5) 13. Plant of the genus Verbena with purple, blue or white flowers (7) 15. --- grass is often planted to stabilize sand dunes (6) 16. Sam, detective creation of Dashiell Hammett (5) 17. Heavily built marine bird with a long stout bill (6) 20. Miss Dern, actress who appeared in the film Jurassic Park (5)