General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. Catlike mammal of the genus Viverra (5)

4. “The ---”, opera by Prokofiev (7)

8. Arthur, author whose works include We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea (7)

9. Mediterranean plant whose seeds are used as a condiment (5)

10. In Greek mythology, a river in Hades (4)

11. Barry, 1985 world featherweight boxing champion (8)

13. In the Old Testament, eldest of Noah’s sons (4)

14. Lucien, former French rugby union captain (4)

16. John, Hungarianborn actor/director who co-founded the Mercury Theatre in 1937 (8)

17. Symbol indicating the pitch of the music written after it (4)

20 & 21A Ballerina and actress who starred in The Red Shoes (5,7)

22. South African mongoose with a lemur-like face (7)

23. Mr. Hare, English rugby union player (5)

DOWN

1. Genus of plants with brightly coloured showy flower heads (13)

2. See 5 Down.

3. System of weights used for precious metals and gemstones (4)

4. Country which hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 (6)

5 & 2D 1992 comedy film starring Joe Pesci as an inept lawyer (2,6,5)

6. French city on the Vienne River which is a centre of the porcelain industry (7)

7. Irish golfer whose first professional win was the 1982 Venezuelan Open (5,8)

12. A turn in skiing (8)

13. Purée of onions mixed into a thick white sauce (7)

15. Low, smooth-haired breed of hound with long ears (6)

18. English Test cricket ground in St. John’s Wood, London (5)

19. Bluish-white metallic element whose symbol is Pb (4)