General Knowledge Crossword

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1. Eurasian plant having dense heads of cream-coloured flowers (11)

9. Joe, 1901-04 world welterweight boxing champion (7)

10. Wallace, Best Actor Oscar winner for The Champ (5)

11. The derived SI unit of magnetic flux density (5)

12. ‘The ---’, 1963 Joseph Losey film starring Dirk Bogarde (7)

13. Woody, US swing bandleader who died in 1987 (6)

15. Janet, actress who starred in the 1999 film Tumbleweeds (6)

18. 1819 novel by Walter Scott (7)

20. Maurice, French composer of the ballet Daphnis et Chloé (5)

22. US racehorse which won the 1995 Breeders’ Cup Classic (5)

23. Stew of mutton or lamb with root vegetables (7)

24. Animated cartoon director who created Yosemite Sam and Speedy Gonzalez (4,7)

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2. Bret Easton, author of the 1998 novel Glamorama (5)

3. Museum display such as that of an animal in its natural setting (7)

4. A member of a traditionally cattleowning people of Rwanda and Burundi (6)

5. Carl von ---, German conductor and composer of the 1823 opera Euryanthe (5)

6. Dame Edna, comedy creation of Barry Humphries (7)

7. 1974 volume of stories by Roald Dahl (6,5)

8. Another name for the plant salsify (6,5)

14. Rare orange-red mineral which occurs in Utah and Romania (7)

16. Sailing ship used in the 15th and 16th centuries (7)

17. Edward, discoverer of vaccination (6)

19. The derived SI unit of frequency (5)

21. Lasse, 1972 and 1976 Olympic men’s 10,000m champion (5)