DOUBLE TROUBLE

Test yourself with our general knowledge double crossword ... one grid fits all

ACROSS

1 Name of the vicar in Emma (5) 4 Deserve (7) 8 Creatures of folklore (7) 9 ATownLike ___, Nevil Shute novel (5) 10 Third son of Adam and Eve (4) 11 Long bread roll (3) 12 Cold ___, series starring James Nesbitt (4) 15 ___ Islands, Spanish archipelago (6) 16 Who’s___ofVirginiaWoolf?, Burton/Taylor film (6) 19 Army canteen (4) 21 OT prophet (3) 22 ___ St Clair, Scottish singer (4) 26 Any vital part of the body (5) 27 Aggregates (7) 28 Shortening of a long syllable (7) 29 State flower of New Mexico (5)

DOWN

1 Sidles (5) 2 Native of Lhasa (7) 3 Firmly fix (4) 4 Sweep (onto the shore) (4,2) 5 Be bookish (4) 6 In reserve (5) 7 Processed (7) 13 TheManwiththeGolden ___, Frank Sinatra film (3) 14 Temporarily unavailable (3) 15 Large areas of open land (7) 17 ___ andOldLace, Cary Grant film (7) 18 Wine region that includes Edelzwicker and Pinot gris (6) 20 Portents (5) 23 Confused, bewildered (2,3) 24 Suspecting (2,2) 25 £25 (4)

ACROSS

1 First name of singer/ pianist Mr John (5) 4 Police search document (7) 8 Mischievous sprites (7) 9 Girl in Wonderland (5) 10 ___ Rogen, actor (4) 11 Advance payment (3) 12 Units of twelve

inches (4) 15 Small yellow bird (6) 16 Anxious, scared (6) 19 Untidy state (4) 21 ___ Roth, director of

horror films (3) 22 First name of Aussie

actress Ms Fisher (4) 26 Church

instrument (5) 27 Quantities (7) 28 Contraction of the

heart (7) 29 Popular pot

plant (5)

DOWN

1 Borders (5) 2 Nationality of the Dalai Lama (7) 3 Hard part of a finger (4) 4 Clean dishes after a meal (4,2) 5 Study (a degree subject) (4) 6 Actor’s comment directed at the audience (5) 7 Gave medical care to (7) 13 Provide with a weapon (3) 14 Cancelled (3) 15 Lower House of Parliament (7) 17 Highly poisonous element (7) 18 French region on the borders with Germany and Switzerland (6) 20 Writes an autograph (5) 23 Sailing (2,3) 24 Above (2,2) 25 Small horse (4)