General Knowledge Crossword

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1. Marcus Porcius, Roman statesman and writer (4) 8. Silent film actress who starred in The Perils of Pauline (5,5) 9. Sylvester, star of the film Rocky (8) 10. Takuma, F1 motor racing driver with Jordan from 2001 (4) 12. Michael, actor who starred in the film The Day the Earth Stood Still (6) 14. Industrial city in France noted for its great fairs in the early Middle Ages (6) 15. European river upon which Vienna stands (6) 17. Henry, 1937 British Open golf champion (6) 18. Terrestrial gastropod mollusc having an absent or reduced shell (4) 19. Avery, president of the International Olympic Committee 1952-72 (8) 21. Percussion instrument consisting of a drumhead and a wooden frame hung with pairs of metal discs (10) 22. In billiards, spin imparted to a ball (4)

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2. See 11 Down 3. Amorphous mineral found around hot springs and in igneous rocks (4) 4 & 20D 1956 novel by Samuel Beckett (6,4) 5. Husband of Britain’s Queen Victoria who died in 1861 (6) 6. See 11 Down 7. Roman emperor 54-68 (4) 11, 6 & 2D 1958 play by Willis Hall (3,4,3,3,5,3,3,4) 13. Constructivist sculptor born in Russia in 1890 (4,4) 16. Soft silvery-white element whose symbol is Er (6) 17. Thin purée of vegetables or fruit served as a sauce surrounding a dish (6) 18. Hugo, 1998 WBA flyweight boxing champion (4) 20. See 4 Down