General Knowledge Crossword

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7. Author of The Grapes of Wrath (4,9) 8. See 21 Dn. 9. European freshwater fish with a dark greenish body and reddish ventral and tail fins (4) 10. Nocturnal parrot of New Zealand resembling an owl (6) 12. Mohandas, known as Mahatma, Indian political leader assassinated in 1948 (6) 14. Type of West Indian pop music with an accented upbeat (6) 16 & 6Dn. Colourless corrosive liquid used in the manufacture of explosives (6,4) 18. Imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 (4) 20. See 17 Dn. 22. 1992 film with Harvey Keitel about a corrupt New York cop (3,10)

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1. Anglo-saxon missionary known as ‘the Apostle of Germany’ (8) 2. Capital of Turkey (6) 3. “The ---”, 1970 novel by Jackie Collins (4) 4. Colourless gaseous element that forms 78% of the air by volume (8) 5. In medieval folklore, king of the fairies, husband of Titania (6) 6. See 16 Ac. 11. Shrub of the genus Elaeagnus with silverwhite twigs and an olive-like fruit (8) 13. Port in Vietnam on the Red River delta (8) 15. “American ---”, 1980 film with Richard Gere (6) 17 & 20Ac. Robert Anderson stage play filmed in 1956 with Deborah Kerr (3,3,8) 19. Leader of the congregational prayer in a mosque (4) 21 & 8Ac. 1988 U.S. Open men’s singles tennis champion (4,8)