Quizword

Have a go at our general knowledge crossword.

ACROSS

7 European principality ruled by the House of Grimaldi (6) 8 Old Testament prophet who foresaw the birth of Christ (6) 9 Scottish soccer team and one half of the Old Firm (6) 10 Baltic state, capital Riga, that gained independence from the USSR in 1991 (6) 11 Tropical tree which bears the sharon fruit (9) 14 and 36 Down Fomer girl band member who presented Something for the Weekend (6, 8) 15 Country containing the ruins of Ephesus and Troy (6) 16 Driving Miss —, Oscar-winning film with Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy (5) 18 and 22 Comedian who ran 43 marathons in 51 days (5, 6) 23 Greek god of music and patron of the Oracle at Delphi (6) 24 Flatfish distinguished by an orange patch behind the pectoral fin (5, 4) 27 Part of a map that explains the symbols, ratios eg (6) 28 — Peel, former prime minister who established London’s police force (6) 29 Official language of Iran, also known as Persian (5) 30 — Nash, US poet remembered for his silly verses (5) 33 — Blethyn, English actress seen in Saving Grace and Secrets and Lies (6) 35 Anglo Saxon king defeated at the Battle of Hastings (6) 37 Hideous bellringer in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (9) 40 Sea in which the islands Mykonos, Santorini and Skiathos are situated (6) 41 Herbaceous plant used in ointments and liniments (6) 42 Arthur —, dramatist who married Marilyn Monroe (6) 43 Italian port traditionally hailed as the birthplace of pizza (6)

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1 Morticia’s husband in The Addams Family ( 5) 2 General —, Argentinian president who led his nation into the Falklands War (8) 3 West Midlands city in which Sir Edward Elgar died (9) 4 Star of Independence Day and Hancock (4, 5) 5 National Park in Devon which holds the Ten Tors hike (8) 6 — Lanzoni, male model who graced the covers of hundreds of romance novels (5) 12 US Western series with Michael Landon (7) 13 Cecil B —, director of The Greatest Show on Earth (7) 17 Channel 4 series about the Gallagher family living on the Chatsworth Estate (9) 19 Nickname for the WWII V-1 flying bomb (9) 20 Noel —, TV host who wrote the book Positively Happy (7) 21 Official report of the proceedings of the British Parliament (7) 25 John —, author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2, 5) 26 — de Vil, puppy thief in 101 Dalmatians (7) 31 Mythological beauty given the gift of prophecy by 23 Across but cursed so that no-one believed her (9) 32 NE France wineproducing region (9) 34 — cuisine, cooking movement characterised by elegant presentation and small portions (8) 36 See 14 Across 38 Vladimir Ilyich —, first leader of the Soviet Union (5) 39 The Turn of the —, Henry James ghost story (5) Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record