General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

6. Jesse, American Democrat politician born in 1941 (7)

7. Lover of Juliet in a play by Shakespeare (5) 9 and 14 Dn. 1942 Bette Davis film for which she was a Best Actress Nominee (3,7)

10. John, American bank robber who was “Public Enemy Number One” in the early 1930’s (9)

12. Central character in the play Look Back in Anger (5,6)

15. American film director whose works include 1946’s The Big Sleep (6,5)

17. Genus of tropical American trees with fernlike leaves and pale purple flowers (9)

19. Small compact breed of dog with a short wrinkled nose (3)

21. American state whose capital is Austin (5)

22. Mountainous coprincipality between France and Spain (7)

DOWN

1. Meat from the back and sides of a pig (5)

2. Type of West Indian pop music of the sixties (3)

3. Cartoon bear who lives in Jellystone National Park (4)

4. Common Eurasian bird, Crex crex (9)

5. In Greek mythology, goddess of agricultural fertility (7)

8. Middle name of author Jerome K. Jerome (6)

11. Mountain system whose highest peak is Mount Everest (9)

13. 1942 naval battle which marked the end of the Japanese advance in the Pacific (6)

14. See 9 Ac.

16. Legal capital of Bolivia (5)

18. 1965 novel by Frank Herbert featuring Paul Atreides (4)

20. “The --”, 1980 John Carpenter film with Janet Leigh (3)