General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1 and 20. US state whose capital is Charleston (4,8)

3. Tropical American plant such as Tagetes erecta (8)

8 & 9A Mountain in the Graian Alps which is the highest mountain entirely in Italy (4,8)

9. See 8 Across

11. 1953 novel by Samuel Beckett (3,9)

13. Rare nocturnal primate of Madagascar having long bony fingers (33)

14. Middle section of the human foot (6)

17. Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee for The Mirror Has Two Faces (6,6)

20. See 1 Across

21 & 5D 1972 film starring Woody Allen, adapted from his own play (4,2,5,3)

22. Knight of the Round Table and lover of Queen Guinevere in Arthurian legend (8)

23. Archaic or poetic name for Ireland (4)

DOWN

1. The --- Cup was an annual tournament between British and American women’s tennis teams (8)

2. A triangle with all sides of unequal length (7)

4. Yasser, PLO leader who shared the 1994 Nobel peace prize (6)

5. See 21 Across

6. Bay window supported by one or more brackets (5)

7. Arab sailing vessel with one or two masts (4)

10. Scotland rugby union player who scored 301 test points (4,6)

12. ‘The Destroyer’ in Revelation 9:11 in the New Testament (8)

15. Large boat that uses a wide net to catch fish (7)

16. Blue dye originally obtained from the anil plant (6)

18. Hank, US baseball player who retired in 1976 (5)

19. Mr. Knievel, US motorcycle stunt rider (4)