General Knowledge Crossword

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7. 1942 Bing Crosby and Bob Hope film set in North Africa (4,2,7) 8. Mammal of the order Pholidota also called the scaly anteater (8) 9. Pat, 1987 Wimbledon men’s singles tennis champion (4) 10. Blanche, character in the play A Streetcar Named Desire (2,4) 12. The capital of Canada (6) 14. “The --- File”, novel by Frederick Forsyth (6) 16. Medium sized hound bred for hunting hare (6) 18. River which flows through Florence (4) 20 and 3 Dn. “The --”, 1975 film starring Paul Newman as private eye Lew Harper (8,4) 22. American songwriter whose works include The Old Folks at

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1. South African born athlete who married Mike Pieterse in 1989 (4,4) 2. Musical term indicating a slow movement (6) 3. See 20 Ac. 4. Motor racing driver who was killed whilst attempting the world water speed record on Loch Ness, Scotland, in 1952 (4,4) 5. North American feline mammal, Lynx rufus (6) 6. --- of the Apostles, book of the New Testament which concentrates on the growth of the Jerusalem Church (4) 11. Patron saint of Scotland (2,6) 13. Mats, 1988 U.S. Open men’s singles tennis champion (8) 15. Daydreaming dog in comic strips by Charles Schulz (6) 17. James, actor whose roles have included Matt Dillon in TV show Gunsmoke (6) 19. Philip, author of Portnoy’s Complaint (4) 21. Carl, German composer of the choral work Carmina Burana (4)