GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Across

1. Fictional town in Maine used in a number of Stephen King’s novels (6,4)

6. Melanie ___: actress daughter of animal rights activist and actress Tippi Hedren (8)

10. “A crown is merely a ___ that lets the rain in”: Frederick the Great (3)

11. Common occurrence also known as epistaxis (9)

13. Chihuahua who appeared with a cat named Stimpy in an American animated series (3)

14. New Zealand’s most northerly island (5)

15. Air Force base near Palmerston North which opened in 1939 (6)

18. Metal stud on the toe or heel of a shoe to protect it from wear (3)

19. Strap which is part of a horse’s bridle (8)

20. City which was the setting for the 2001 film

(9)

24. Double-edged Scottish broadsword in use from 15th to 17th centuries (8)

28. Optical instrument often credited with being invented by spectacle-maker Hans Lippershey in 1608 (9)

30. Eddie __: English boxing promoter who organised the world title fight between Joseph Parker and Anthony Joshua (5)

31. Seat used when feeding a very young child (4,5)

32. Capital city of Paraguay (8)

34. Island off Cape Cod, popular with tourists, formerly a whaling centre (9) 36. American film and television producer who made

and (8)

41. Caroline __, actress who plays primary school teacher Louisa Glasson in the British TV series (4)

43. France’s sixth largest city, situated on the Loire (6)

45. The Islamic month of fasting (7)

47. Symbol of the first sign of the zodiac (3)

48. Play based on a Greek mythological figure (9)

49. Informal document acknowledging a debt (1,1,1)

50. 1985 song by Billy Ocean (8)

51. Character who watched Lady Godiva ride naked through the streets of Coventry (7,3)

Down

1. Scottish actor who appeared in the films and crime drama series Cracker (8)

2. 1972 song released by Alice Cooper (7)

3. Codename for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 (6,3)

4. Situation in a game of baseball also known as a pickle or the hotbox (7)

5. Son of the King of Sparta whose twin brother was Pollux (6)

7. character who is Bugs Bunny’s arch enemy (4)

8. __ Elba, plays the lead role in the BBC crime drama series

(5)

9. Character portrayed by Alan Rickman in the 1988 film

(4,6)

12. Robot friend of Wall-E (3)

16. Part of the body consisting of the brachium, antebrachium and manus (3)

17. Character played by Taika Waititi in the 2010 film (7)

21. Welsh referee, born 1951, consistently voted as rugby’s top official (5)

22. Tea break (colloq) (5)

23. Animal mentioned in the song in

(4)

25. International airport serving the city of Boston (5)

26. Hairstyle where both sides of the head are shaved, leaving a strip of hair in the centre (7)

27. British Army of the __: military force stationed in Germany 1945-1994 (5)

28. Word which follows baking and seed (4)

29. One of the ‘big five’ game animals (10)

33. Nationality of singer/ songwriter Shakira (9)

35. Old Master of the Venetian school, 1490-1576, whose work influenced generations of Western art (6)

37. Vegetable considered to be an aphrodisiac in Roman times (7)

38. “When __ __, don’t”: Benjamin Franklin (2,5)

39. Type of dress (fabric) worn by Dorothy in

(7)

40. “___ rather to be a hero than merely appear one”: Baltasar Gracian (6)

42. “Necessity makes even the __ brave”: Sallust (5)

44. Waterfalls with the world’s highest drop, named after a US aviator who flew over them in 1933 (5)

46. Individual event held at each summer Olympics since 1900 (4)