General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

7. Jeffrey, author of Kane and Abel (6)

8. The — Islands are an archipelago between Mozambique and Madagascar (6)

10. Musical adjective indicating that a piece should be performed in a lively brisk manner (7)

11. Independent sovereign state of Europe whose capital is Madrid (5)

12. Mr. Kelly, actor/ dancer who starred in the film Singin’ in the Rain (4)

13. Genus of plants with white, blue, purple or pink daisy-like flowers (5)

17. Unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile in Britain (5)

18. Roman emperor 54-68 (4)

22. Type of garlic mayonnaise (5)

23. Grain or potatobased spirit from Scandinavia flavoured with caraway seeds (7)

24. Richard, hero in various tales by John Buchan (6)

25. Federal republic of Central America (6)

DOWN

1. Commercial city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Lulua River (7)

2. Triangle whose sides are all of unequal length (7)

3. Lough — is the largest lake in the British Isles (5)

4. Large marine decapod crustacean such as Homarus vulgaris (7)

5. Marine coastal eel such as Muraena helena which is marked with brilliant patterns (5)

6 & 20D 1869 novel by

R.D. Blackmore (5,5)

9. Port and seaside resort in Cape Province, South Africa (6,3)

14. Seaport capital of Nova Scotia (7)

15. Plant of the genus Verbena with square stems and long slender spikes of purple, blue or white flowers (7)

16. One of The Three Musketeers (7)

19. Charles, French film pioneer born in 1863 (5)

20. See 6 Down

21. The colour red in heraldry (5) 1