GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD Scribble pad

ACROSS

7. Al, four-time Olympic discus champion 1956-68 (6)

8. Sir Richard, New Zealand all-round cricketer born in

1948 (6)

10. Italian city on the Po formerly associated with the manufacture of violins (7)

11. Vincent, horror film actor who starred in 1953’s House of

Wax (5)

12. “The --- Man”, novel by Dashiell Hammett (4)

13. Capital of France (5)

17. Milton, President of Uganda 1980-85 (5)

18. Domesticated ox used in India and E. Asia as a draught animal (4)

22. Maurice, French composer of the miniature ballet

Boléro (5)

23. In Greek legend, mythical lover of

Hero (7)

24. Miss Ryder, US actress who appeared in Edward Scissorhands (6)

25. The SI unit of electric current (6)

DOWN

1. Geoffrey, England batsman who made 8114 runs in 108

Tests (7)

2. Iridaceous genus of plants of southern Africa cultivated for their tubular flowers (7)

3. Small Asian evergreen tree, Citrus limon (5)

4. Title of the direct heir to the French throne (7)

5. Island in New York harbour which served as the chief immigration centre 1892-1943 (5)

6. Asian plant whose leaves are chewed as a digestive stimulant (5)

9. Large hairy spider (9)

14. Mollusc whose shells are used for ornament (7)

15. Lake between Israel and Jordan (4,3)

16. Frik, South African rugby player capped 38 times 1960-71 (2,5)

19. Colour of the ball worth four points in snooker (5)

20. Dame Edith, English actress who died in 1976 (5)

21. Italian city associated with cheese and ham manufacture (5)