General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. Criminal partner of Bonnie Parker (5,6)

9. In Greek mythology, goddess of the hunt and the moon (7)

10. Mound on which a castle is erected (5)

11. — Beach, Australian surfing area at Waverley, Sydney (5)

12. 1996 story collection by Irvine Welsh (7)

13. Paul, American patriot who warned the Massachusetts colonists of the oncoming British troops (6)

15. Port in N. France, the nearest to England (6)

18. Miss Redgrave, actress who played Isadora Duncan in a 1968 film (7)

20. Official language, along with Russian, of people living in the Republic of Tatarstan (5)

22. Nick, actor who played Jack Cates in the film 48 Hours (5)

23. Edible marine gastropod mollusc of the genus Haliotis (7)

24. French post impressionist painter whose works include Les Grandes Baigneuses (4,7)

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2. The language of ancient Rome (5)

3. William, English navigator who explored the N.W. coast of Australia (7)

4. Unit of dry or liquid measure equal to 8 Imperial gallons (6)

5. Uncle —, narrator of stories by Joel Chandler Harris (5)

6. City in the Czech Republic at the junction of the Oder and Ostravice Rivers (7)

7. Occasional pseudonym of author Ruth Rendell (7,4)

8. Actress who won a Best Actress Oscar for Sophie’s Choice (5,6)

14. Tropical climbing orchid, the pod or bean of which is used to flavour food (7)

16. Genus of plants which formerly included the hollyhock (7)

17. ‘— Bovary’, novel by Flaubert (6)

19. Any of various alloys based on iron containing carbon (5)

21. Royal —, golf course which hosted the 1989 British Open (5)