General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

3. Long-bodied shortlegged breed of dog (9)

8. --- Reekie, Scottish name for Edinburgh (4)

9. Nobel prize won in 1911 by Marie Curie (9)

10. Member of a Native American people (6)

11. Peter, English theatre director whose productions include The Mahabharata (5)

14. Mr. Flynn, Tasmanian-born film actor (5)

15. Catherine, sixth wife of Henry VIII of England (4)

16. John --- Baird, Scottish television pioneer (5)

18. Any of a series of international matches (4)

20. David, author of Nice Work (5)

21. 1983 novel by Salman Rushdie (5)

24. Leguminous plant of tropical America also called the goober (6) 25. Strong-smelling Belgian cheese (9)

26. Scottish island whose features include the Cuillin Hills (4)

27. Musical instrument of the recorder family (9)

DOWN

1. Italian painter noted for his studies of Venice (9)

2. Score of three under par for a hole in golf (9)

4. Arthur, ‘75 Wimbledon singles tennis champion (4)

5. Greek poet reputed to have authored The Iliad (5)

6. Asian plant with aromatic leaves used in perfumery (6)

7. Roman emperor 54-68 AD (4)

9. See 19 Down

11. Brass instrument similar to the cornet (5)

12. Vasily, Russian expressionist painter who died in 1944 (9)

13. J.B., author of The Good Companions (9)

17. Shrub or small tree of the genus Sambucus (5)

19 & 9D 1983 Lawrence

Kasdan film (3,3,5)

22. --- Polo, Venetian merchant and traveller (5)

23. John Stuart, 19th century English philosopher (4)

24. Brazilian footballer born Edson Arantes do Nascimento (4)