GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 ____ Pendleton, British former cyclist who won two Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012 (8) 9 Edward, Hungarian-born U.S. nuclear physicist who led development of the hydrogen bomb (6) 10 ___ Plowright, retired English actress who starred in Tea With Mussolini (4) 11 Term for a cricket player who is proficient at batting and bowling (3-7) 12 ____ Central, upland area of south central France (6) 14 A drink taken at the end of the evening immediately before going to bed (8) 15 Branch of the British military founded in 1918 by Viscount Trenchard (5,3,5) 17 A philanderer or someone who habitually seduces women (8) 19 Epic science fiction film from 2009 directed by James Cameron (6) 21 Nuclear plant on the Cumbrian coast called Windscale until 1981 (10) 22 Singer/songwriter Gloria Estefan was born in this country (4) 23 ____ creed, Christian statement of faith first adopted in 325 CE and the only one regarded as ecumenical (6) 24 ____ Rock, former British High Street bank based in Newcastle that collapsed in 2007 (8)

DOWN

1 ____ Ryder, Edward Scissorhands actress (6) 2 Private school in Berkshire attended by David Cameron and Boris Johnson (4) 3 Penny ____ , a cheap sensational serial or book (8) 4 Mark, actor who played Merlin in the Kingsman comedy spy films (6) 5 Devices for projecting images of astronomical bodies on to the interior of a darkened dome (10) 6 Moonlight _____ , swing ballad composed by Glenn Miller (8) 8 Body of water between the U.S. and Europe (8,5) 13 Mahé is the largest island in this archipelago off the eastern coast of Africa (10) 15 Zimbabwe’s former name (8) 16 Ned, neighbour of the Simpson family in The Simpsons (8) 18 Pat, Australian ex-tennis player and losing finalist in the 2000 and 2001 Wimbledon men’s singles (6) 20 Uncle ____ , character in Only Fools And Horses played by Buster Merryfield (6) 22 Marc, U.S. singer/songwriter noted for Walking in Memphis (4)