General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. Portuguese colony in S.E. China (5)

4. Brass instrument (7)

8. The dried fruit of a small white seedless grape (7)

9. Robert, British general who was victorious at Plassey in 1757 (5)

10. Miss Bancroft, Best Actress Oscarwinner for the film The Miracle Worker (4)

11. Signal given to awaken soldiers or sailors in the morning (8)

13. ‘The --- in Winter’, 1968 film based on a play by James Goldman (4)

14. Humphry, inventor of a safety lamp for miners (4)

16. Lake between Canada and USA on which Duluth stands (8)

17. Valved brass instrument of bass pitch (4)

20. Indian companion of The Lone Ranger (5)

21. Absurd creation of playwright Alfred Jarry (4,3)

22. Ball game similar to billiards with 15 red balls (7)

23. Charles, character in Proust’s À la recherche du temps perdu (5)

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1. American state whose capital is Boston (13)

2. Standard monetary unit of El Salvador (5)

3. Sultanate in S.W. Asia whose capital is Muscat (4)

4. Capital of Kerry, Republic of Ireland (6)

5. Personification of the U.S. government (5,3)

6. Pattern of small curving shapes with intricate detail (7)

7. 1867 novel by Émile Zola (7,6)

12. Michael, author of the science fiction novel The Final Programme (8)

13. Port in Greece, scene of a 1571 naval battle (7)

15. Jilly, author of the 1991 novel Polo (6)

18. Lieutenant played by Nichelle Nichols in television’s Star Trek (5)

19. Mr. Kristofferson, singer/actor who appeared in the film Heaven’s Gate (4)