General Knowledge Crossword

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1. 1947 novel by Compton Mackenzie set in Scotland (6,6) 7. Oliver, South African politician who became acting president of ANC in 1967 (5) 8. Eike, former Manchester City goalkeeper (5) 9. Nickname of President Dwight D Eisenhower (3) 10. 1939 novel by Geoffrey Household set in Dorset (5,4) 11. Buster, US actorswimmer who starred as Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers (6) 12. See 19 Down 15. “--- Dogs”, film by

Quentin Tarantino (9) 17. “King ---”, novel by

James Clavell (3) 18. Any of various irises that have fragrant rhizomes (5) 19 & 12Ac. Stretch of water between Baffin Island and Greenland (5,6) 21. US state, the

‘Keystone State’ (12) 1. 1983 flat racing champion jockey (6,6) 2. 1901 novel by

Rudyard Kipling (3) 3. First Hanoverian king of Great Britain and Ireland (6) 4. City in central England on the River Soar (9) 5. Rhythmic Cuban dance in duple time (5) 6. Italian skier nicknamed ‘La Bomba’ (7,5) 7. Eighth letter in the

Greek alphabet (5) 10. Oscar, American basketball player nicknamed ‘The Big O’ (9) 13. Town in France, capital of Pas-de-Calais department (5) 14. The --- Club is a right-wing Conservative group founded in 1961 in the UK (6) 16. Mike, singer who had a No. 1 single in 1962 with Come Outside (5) 20. Mr Richards, former West Indies and Somerset cricketer (3)