General Knowledge Crossword

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1. Samuel, British politician after whom the load line on a ship is named (8) 5. Race of decadent people in The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (4) 9. Mixture of smoke, fog and chemical fumes (4) 10. Michael, writer whose works include Coming Through Slaughter (8) 11. See 15 Down 12. Harry, escapologist

born Erich Weiss (7) 13. 1993 film starring Sylvester Stallone (10,3) 18. Plant of the genus

Delphinium (8) 19. James, 18th century English navigator who discovered several islands (4) 20. One of a group of words pronounced or spelt the same but having different meanings (7) 21. State of N.E. India which produces large quantities of tea (5) 22. Mr. Coward, playwright and actor who died in 1973 (4) 23. 1987 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (8)

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2. Auguste and Louis, French cinema pioneers who invented a process of colour photography (7) 3. 1953 John Ford film set in Kenya starring Clark Gable (7) 4. ‘The ---’, 1958 film starring Paul Newman based on stories by William Faulkner (4,3,6) 6. Soft silvery element whose symbol is Li (7) 7. The --- Peninsula is occupied by Spain and Portugal (7) 8. Enrico, Italian operatic tenor who died in 1921 (6) 13. Marine mammal such as Delphinus delphis (7) 14. Prosper, French author of the novel Carmen (7) 15 & 11A 2001 novel by

Katy Gardner (6,5) 16. Capital of Cyprus (7) 17. Pear-shaped fruit having leathery green or blackish skin (7)