General Knowledge Crossword

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1. Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea associated with a novel by Dumas (5,6) 9. John, author of

Smiley’s People (2,5) 10. Sam, actor whose films include The Piano (5)

11. Giuseppe, composer of the opera Nabucco (5)

12. Ferdinand, French diplomat who campaigned for the construction of a Suez Canal (7)

13. Single-edged

18c sword used principally in

France (6)

15. Robert M., author of Zen and the

Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (6)

18. In Greek mythology, virgin goddess of

the hunt and the moon (7)

20. Spiny Mediterranean shrub with edible flower buds (5)

22. Hastings, first prime minister of Nyasaland (5)

23. Dish of cooked rice served with tomatoes, chicken or cheese (7)

24. Fiancée of Frank Churchill in Jane Austen’s Emma (4,7)

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2. Gold statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (5) 3. Whitish ant-like

social insect (7)

4. In the West Indies and Latin America a person of Spanish ancestry (6) 5. Hammond, author of

The Mary Deare (5) 6. Any muscle with

three heads (7) 7. Former president of the A.N.C. who died in 1993 (6,5)

8. Comic strip character created by Alex Raymond (5,6) 14. Tropical genus of plants cultivated for their white or purple funnel-shaped flowers (7)

16. Chisel-edged tooth at the front of the mouth (7)

17. Peninsula of Croatia whose chief city is Pula (6)

19. Richard, 1972 Olympic individual Three-day Event winner (5)

21. City in India, capital

of Bihar state (5)