General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. Mass of husks separated from the seeds during threshing (5) 4. Small breed of horse found in the southwestern US (7) 8. Type of porcelain, mainly Chinese, with a greyish-green glaze (7) 9. Winners of the 1983 cricket World Cup (5) 10. Nymph in Greek mythology spurned by Narcissus (4) 11. Paul, Best Actor Oscar-winner for A Man for All Seasons (8) 13. Roman poet whose works include the Ars Amatoria (4) 14. In Greek mythology, the god of love (4) 16. A well in which water rises to the surface by natural pressure through a vertically drilled hole (8) 17. Large brown seaweed, the ash of which is used as a source of iodine (4) 20. Port in Turkey formerly known as Smyrna (5) 21. Asian country called Burma until 1989 (7) 22. Yellowish viscous substance extracted from wool used in some ointments (7) 23. Mr. Mason, character in stories by Erle Stanley Gardner (5)

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1. Popular pet, originally a gundog, with a flat, silky coat (6,7) 2. In Islam, the principal Muslim name for God (5) 3. See 18. 4. 1972 venue for the summer Olympics (6) 5. British aircraft used in the Battle of Britain designed by Reginald Mitchell (8) 6. Frank, American air force officer who succeeded Eisenhower as commander of US forces in Europe (7) 7. A nickname for the Republican Party in the U. S. since 1880 (5,3,5) 12. The ---, 1977 Epsom Derby-winning horse ridden by Lester Piggott (8) 13. Former Turkish empire in Europe, Asia and Africa which lasted from the 13c to the end of World War I (7) 15. Soft-finned fish such as Salmo salar (6) 18 and 3. Cartoon adversary of Bugs Bunny (5,4) 19. Large triangular plucked stringed instrument (4)