General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

6. Estuary in France formed by the confluence of the Rivers Dordogne and Garonne (7) 7 & 12A Novel by Charles Dickens featuring Wilkins Micawber (5,11) 9. A series of games in a tennis match (3) 10. J.B., author of the play An Inspector Calls (9) 12. See 7 Across 15. Author of the novel The Maid of Buttermere (6,5) 17. Principally Italian movement in art and architecture from around 1520 to 1600 (9) 19. Bruce, actor whose films included Enter the Dragon (3) 21. Dennis, British hornplayer who died in a car crash in 1957 (5) 22. Brenda, Best Actress Oscar nominee for Secrets & Lies (7)

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1. River upon which Rome stands (5) 2 & 8D American humorist whose songs include Poisoning Pigeons in the Park (3,6) 3. River which forms part of the border between Germany and Poland (4) 4. Small Old World game bird such as Perdix perdix (9) 5. 1841 ballet by Adolphe Adam (7) 8. See 2 Down 11. Mikhail, world chess champion 194857 (9) 13. Arthur Wing, author of the play The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (6) 14. John, author of the novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2,5) 16. African republic whose capital is Nairobi (5) 18. Will, author of the 1997 novel Great Apes (4) 20. Hirobumi, Japanese premier assassinated in 1909 (3)