General Knowledge Crossword WORD WISE

ACROSS

6. James, 19th century

Scottish poet who authored The City of

Dreadful Night (7) 7. Mr. Verne, author of

Around the World in

Eighty Days (5) 9. Spirit made from sugar cane (3) 10. Pig’s trotters, especially when used as food (9) 12. 1861 novel by

George Eliot (5,6) 15. Form of pasta made in narrow strips (11) 17. 1980 world Formula

One motor racing champion (4,5) 19. ‘The —’, 1986 film by David

Cronenberg (3) 21. County town of

County Clare,

Ireland (5) 22. See 2 Dn.

DOWN

1. ‘The —’, story by Robert Graves filmed in 1978 with Alan Bates (5)

2 and 22 Ac. English flier who made a solo flight to Cape Town and back in 1932 (3,7)

3. Small rodent of the

genus Microtus (4) 4. Diurnal insect of the order Lepidoptera (9)

5. In Greek mythology, goddess of agricultural fertility (7)

8. Former situation on a golf green in which an opponent’s ball blocked the line to the hole (6)

11. 1900 orchestral

work by Sibelius (9) 13. In Arthurian legend, the island where King Arthur was taken after being mortally wounded (6)

14. Wendy, character in the play Peter

Pan (7)

16. Leopold, character in James Joyce’s Ulysses (5)

18. In Greek mythology,

god of love (4)

20. ‘Jamaica —’, novel by Daphne Du Maurier (3)

The word may sound familiar, but do you know what it means?

OCCIPITAL

A B

C

A certain group of stars Student of eastern languages

Relating to the back of the head

HERSHIP

A B

C

A Tibetan herb Obedience shown a goddess

Plundering