General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. Al, motor-racing driver who won the Indy 500 in 1987 (5)

4. Samuel, author of Malone Dies (7)

8. Charles Lutwidge, author better known as Lewis Carroll (7)

9. Henry, engineer who founded a company with C.S. Rolls in 1907 (5)

10. Henry, 1978 Commonwealth Games 5000m champion (4)

11. White mineral found in sedimentary rocks used in cement manufacture (8)

13. Guy, 1976 Olympic 110m hurdles champion (4)

14. ‘Animal ---’, novel by George Orwell (4)

16. Arthur, author of Darkness at Noon (8)

17. Artie, clarinet player, born in 1910 (4)

20. Monteverdi opera produced in 1607 (5)

21. Mr. Crane, character in Washington Irving’s collection The Sketch Book (7)

22. Albert, criminal dubbed ‘The Boston Strangler’ (7)

23. Spiro, U.S. vice-president 1969-73 (5)

DOWN

1. Radio ‘play for voices’ by Dylan Thomas (5,4,4)

2. French town on the River Meuse: scene of a 1940 battle in World War Two (5)

3. Pink wine, often a mixture of red and white wines (4)

4. E.F., author of various novels featuring Dodo and Lucia (6)

5. Noncommissioned officer junior to a sergeant in the army (8)

6. In Greek mythology, the dwelling place of the blessed after death (7)

7. 1905 operetta by Lehar (3,5,5)

12. Area of the south central U.S. denuded of topsoil during the droughts in the 1930’s (4,4)

13. Alfred, French army officer falsely imprisoned for treason in 1894 (7)

15. Robert, Best Actor Oscar-winner for Raging Bull (2,4)

18. Russell, author of Riddley Walker (5)

19. Large fast-running flightless bird of South America (4) 1