General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

4 & 9A 1988 Best Film

Oscar-winner (3,4,7)

8. Girl in The Mikado who Ko-ko plans to marry (3,3)

9. See 4 Across

10. In Jewish folklore, Adam’s first wife (6)

11. “— Off”, play by Michael Frayn (6)

12. Eyeglasses held in place by means of a clip over the bridge of the nose (5-3)

18. Anthony, author of Barchester Towers (8)

20. Dennis, 1985 world professional snooker champion (6)

21. Island in New York Harbor which forms the Richmond borough of New York City (6)

22. Roger, Liverpool poet and former member of the pop group The Scaffold (7)

23. Cesar, actor whose roles included The Joker in the television Batman (6)

24. Dried fruit of a small white seedless grape (7)

DOWN

1. One of a race of single-eyed giants encountered by Odysseus in The Odyssey (7)

2. Boxer Primo Carnera was nicknamed “The — Alp” (7)

3. Framework worn by women below the waist in order to expand the skirt (6)

5. “The —”, 1969 work by Desmond Morris (5,3)

6. Justus, German founder of agricultural chemistry and discoverer of chloroform (6)

7. Marie, English pioneer of birth control who died in 1958 (6)

13. Colourless gaseous element that forms 78% by volume of the air (8)

14. Sidney, Best Actor Oscar-winner for Lilies of the Field (7)

15. Island overseas territory of France in the Indian Ocean whose capital is St. Denis (7)

16. Dr. Fu, character created by Sax Rohmer (6)

17. Louisa May, author of Little Women (6)

19. Lex, arch enemy of Superman (6)