General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

7. Group of plants included in the genus Rhododendron cultivated for their showy pink and purple flowers (6)

8. See 24 Across

10. Large pouch made of fur worn in front of a kilt (7)

11. Lavrenti, Soviet secret police chief who attempted to seize power after Stalin’s death (5)

12. Ancient plucked stringed instrument with a body like a sliced pear (4)

13. Variety of beet with large succulent leaves also called the leaf beet (5)

17. Gabriel, French composer of Dolly, a suite of six children’s pieces (5)

18. House and plantation in Gone with the Wind (4)

22. “The --- of Midlothian”, novel by Walter Scott (5)

23. European republic whose capital is Berlin (7)

24 & 8A 1857 novel by Gustave Flaubert (6,6)

25. Mediterranean island whose capital is Nicosia (6)

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1. Nigel, 1992 world Formula 1 motor racing champion (7)

2. René, 1926 U.S. singles tennis champion (7)

3. Robert, arctic explorer who reached the North pole in 1909 (5)

4. Dick, 1968 Olympic men’s high jump champion (7)

5. Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5)

6. Village in South Vietnam where U.S. troops massacred over 100 civilians in 1968 (2,3)

9. Largest city in Alaska (9)

14. Novel by E.L. Doctorow filmed in 1981 (7)

15. St. ---, port in France at the mouth of the River Loire (7)

16. Satirical West Indian ballad, usually of a topical nature (7)

19. 1983 novel by Salman Rushdie (5)

20. “A Fish Called ----”, 1988 film with John Cleese (5)

21. Michael, playwright who wrote Donkeys’ Years (5)