General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. 1989 film which won Daniel Day Lewis Best Actor Oscar (2,4,4) 7. William Webb, English sportsman who reputedly invented rugby (5) 8. Wind instrument resembling a snake (7) 10. Tom, England batsman recalled to the side at the age of 39 in 1966 (8) 11. Sammy, American lyricist whose songs include High Hopes (4) 13. Imaginary belt divided into 12 equal areas (6) 15. North ---, U.S.state whose capital is Bismarck (6) 17. Captain of ‘The Pequod’ in MobyDick (4) 18. American state whose capital is Frankfort (8) 21. The --- harp is a stringed instrument that is played by the wind (7) 22. The --- Mountains are a highland area of the U.S. (5) 23. The --- Coast is the East coast of India from Point Calimere to the mouth of the Krishna river (10)

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1. Mediterranean island whose capital is Valletta (5) 2. Largest city in the

state of Nevada (3,5) 3. Brendan, 1974 European 5000m champion (6) 4. Seaport in Portugal, focal point of tourism on the Algarve (4) 5. Mediterranean variety of wild marjoram (7) 6. Actor whose films include 1979’s Saint Jack (3,7) 9. African country which united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania (10) 12. Clint, director of the 1992 Best Picture Oscar-winning Unforgiven (8) 14. Game in which one throws and catches a spinning top on a cord fastened to two sticks held in the hands (7) 16. Pietro, 1980 Olympic 200m champion (6) 19. A stroke in

swimming (5) 20. Joan, Spanish surrealist painter who died in 1983 (4)