General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. ‘--- da Rimini’, 1877 symphonic fantasy by Tchaikovsky (9) 8. Phil, former rugby prop forward who played 49 consecutive matches for Ireland from 1976 (3) 9. 1976 Olympic men’s 200m breaststroke swimming champion (5,6) 11. Gilles, French driver who won the 2001 San Remo Rally (7) 12. Constellation which contains the stars Rigel and Betelgeuse (5) 13. Sixth planet from the

sun (6) 15. British prince also known as the Earl of Wessex (6) 17. The fruit of the oak

tree (5) 18. Form of pasta consisting of wide flat sheets (7) 20. 1988 film about the Chicago White Sox throwing the 1919 World Series (5,3,3) 22. Mr. Amin, Ugandan head of state 197179 (3) 23. 1779 play by R.B.

Sheridan (3,6)

DOWN

2. Long narrow inlet of the sea coast found especially in S.W. Ireland and N.W. Spain (3) 3. Port in S.W. Spain founded about 1100 B.C. (5) 4. See 16 Down 5. Dan, Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee for Driving Miss Daisy (7) 6. US baseball player once married to Marilyn Monroe (3,8) 7. Gordon, West Indies batsman who scored 214 n.o. against England at Lord’s in 1984 (9) 10. Erich, film director whose works include 1924’s Greed (3,8) 11. Tree having nuts with an edible green kernel (9) 14. Standard monetary

unit of Malaysia (7) 16 & 4D 1941 play by

Noël Coward (6,6) 19. Albert, architect and Nazi government official who died in 1981 (5) 21. Sub-machine-gun of

Israeli origin (3)