General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. Mountain range in Europe whose highest peak is Mont Blanc (4)

3. Ancient catapult for hurling stones (8)

9. Miss Tandy, Best Actress Oscarwinner for Driving Miss Daisy (7)

10. The — Sea is the part of the West Pacific between Korea and the Philippines (5)

11. Memphis-born boxer whose nickname was ‘Hit Man’ (6,6)

13. ‘The Return of the —’, novel by Thomas Hardy (6)

15. The — tree of North America is also called sourwood (6)

17. Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain (6,6)

20. The — Kush is a mountain range in central Asia whose highest peak is Tirich Mir (5)

21. ‘The — Thieves’, 1948 film by Vittorio De Sica (7)

22. 1961 film starring comedian Tony Hancock (3,5)

23. Mary Baker, founder of the Christian Science Church (4)

DOWN

1. The — bird is a large carrion-eating stork related to the marabou (8)

2. Italian sauce made from pine kernels and basil leaves (5)

4. An — dance is a fast dance in French vaudeville supposedly between a gangster and his girlfriend (6)

5. 1981 novel by Jack Higgins (8,4)

6. B.F., US psychologist who invented a box for facilitating experimental observations (7)

7. The first man (4)

8. In law, accidental death not due to crime or negligence (12)

12. Fergus, Ireland rugby union player who played on the 1974 Lions tour (8)

14. Roman comic poet whose first play was Andria (7)

16. Fanny, 19c English actress who went to America in 1832 (6)

18. Spanish soldier and hero whose original name was Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (2,3)

19. Songbird of the thrush family with a harsh cry (4)