General knowledge crossword

ACROSS

1 See 30

8 See 30

9 Nigel -, author of The Small Back Room (7)

10 Indian state that once belonged to Portugal (3)

11 Single piece of paper (4)

14 Christina -, actress whose films include The Addams Family and Sleepy Hollow (5)

15 Part, sensitive to light, at the back of the eyeball (6)

16 Christina -, Australian author whose novels include The Man Who Loved Children (5)

18 The capital of Colombia (6)

20 A breach of the peace (6)

22 River of northern France (5)

24 City on New Zealand’s South Island at the head of Tasman Bay (6)

27 A love of the fine arts (5)

29 Semifluid mixture of clay and water used by potters (4)

30, 8, 1 Across, and 21 Down. First great novel of George Meredith, published in 1859 (3,6,2,7,7)

31 Historically, a Syrian or Arab nomad (7)

32 Joanne Harris novel filmed in

2001 featuring Juliette Binoche (8)

33 Abnormal reaction of the body to a normally harmless substance (7)

DOWN

1 Poet famous for Tam O’shanter, Auld Lang Syne, etc. (6,5)

2 Spasmodic attack of pain in the abdomen (5)

3 One who disbelieves in the existence of God or gods (7)

4 In computing, a device that ensures the legal use of a program (6)

5 Characteristic of the reign of the eldest son of Queen Victoria (9)

6 A heavy, thick clay soil (5)

7 The mountain-ash tree (5)

12 Northern sea-duck valued for its down (5)

13 Novelist whose works include Evelina, Cecilia and Camilla (5,6)

17 Large European spider (9)

19 Beniamino -, Italian tenor who died in 1957 (5)

21 See 30

23 A midday rest in hot countries (6)

25 First name of the founder of Yale University (5)

26 The brightest star in the constellation Virgo (5)

28 Horse, yacht, pigeon, etc., used in contests of speed (5)