General Knowledge Crossword

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1. Beaujolais village in a 1934 novel by Gabriel Chevallier (11)

9. African republic whose capital is Monrovia (7)

10. Evergreen tree whose dried buds are used as a spice (5)

11. Collective noun for a group of bees (5)

12. Aquatic larva of frogs (7)

13. Any of various large dipterous flies such as the horsefly (6)

15. Title applied to Gautama Siddhartha, religious teacher of India (6)

18. Soft white unsalted cheese made from sheep’s milk (7)

20. Terence, actor whose screen roles include Sgt. Troy in 1967’s Far from the Madding Crowd (5)

22. 18c card game which originated in 16c Spain (5)

23. Infectious disease caused by the bite of an anopheles mosquito (7)

24. South Africa

Test bowler who has played for Warwickshire (5,6)

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2. Seventh sign of the zodiac (5)

3. Burnt sugar used for flavouring food (7)

4. Card game for two played with 32 cards and king high (6)

5. 11c Spanish soldier and hero of wars against the Moors (2,3)

6. Name of the first king of the Belgians (7)

7. Comic book character created by Alex Raymond in 1936 (5,6)

8. 1996 US Open men’s singles tennis champion (4,7)

14. Unit for measuring the intensity of a sound (7)

16. 20th letter in the Greek alphabet (7)

17. The primary source of Jewish religious law (6)

19. Eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (5)

21. Fourth month of the year (5)