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General Knowledge Crossword
ACROSS
1. Thomas, 18th-century English poet whose poems purported to be by a 15th century monk (10)
7. A member of a people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and S.W. Alaska (5) 8. The --- Hills are a range between England and Scotland (7)
10. Edouard, French prime minister 193840 (8)
11. Small burrowing mammal with velvet dark fur (4)
13. Seaport capital of Pernambuco state, Brazil (6)
15 & 12D 1959 Best Actress Oscarwinner for Room at the Top (6,8)
17. In Greek mythology,
the god of war (4)
18. Heavy silk fabric with a knobbly
surface (8)
21. Region of S.W. central Asia after which a type of fine soft wool is named (7)
22. ‘The ---’, 1961 film with Tony Hancock (5)
23. 1848 novel by Elizabeth
Gaskell (4,6)
DOWN
1. Wickerwork basket
used to hold fish (5) 2. Ceremony of the Spanish Inquisition including the execution of sentences passed on sinners (4-2-2) 3. Sophie, nightclub singer remembered as the ‘last of the red-hot Mamas’ (6) 4. Lou, former singer with The Velvet Underground rock group (4)
5. River which rises in S. Venezuela before forming part of the Columbia/venezuela border (7) 6. Detective creation of Nicolas
Freeling (3,3,4) 9. 1896 play by Anton
Chekhov (3,7)
12. See 15 Across
14. Daughter of Hillary
and Bill Clinton (7) 16. ‘The --- Bums’,
1958 novel by Jack Kerouac (6)
19. French ecclesiastic who was Pope from 1088-99 (5)
20. In the US, statuette awarded annually for outstanding television performances and productions (4)