General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. Author of novels featuring the antiques dealer Lovejoy (8,4)

7. European finch having a brown streaked plumage (5)

8. Capital of Morocco (5)

9. Ms. Carrere, actress whose films include Wayne’s World (3)

10. Breed of small toy dog introduced into Mexico by Spanish settlers (9)

11. Benedict, American officer who shifted allegiance to the British in the American Revolution (6)

12. Susan, author of the 1963 novel The Benefactor (6)

15. ‘The ---’, 1969 film starring Vincent Price and Christopher Lee (6,3)

17. Drink made from white wine and cassis (3)

18. William, 1992 Olympic men’s 800m champion (5)

19. 1942 Walt Disney film based on a story by Felix Salten (5)

21. 1952 novel by H.E. Bates (4,3,5)

DOWN

1. Best Actor Oscar nominee for Pulp Fiction (4,8)

2. New Zealand honeyeater having a bluish-green plumage (3)

3. --- Land is a part of Antarctica between Wilkes Land and George V Land (6)

4. Jean, French author of the play The Madwoman of Chaillot (9)

5. State of Malaysia which occupies N. Borneo (5)

6 & 7D 1951 Alfred Hitchcock film based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith (9,2,1,5)

7. See 6 Down

10. The lesser ---, Ranunculus ficaria, has bright, glossy yellow flowers (9)

13. George, actor who played Mr. Sulu in Star Trek (5)

14. Member of a people of S.E. Nigeria living in and around Calabar (6)

16. Musical instruction that a piece be performed slowly (5)

20. Mr. Smith, late director of the 1997 film Bean (3)