GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 The Thirty-Nine Steps author (6) 8 The Tempest’s lead character (8) 9 Spicy sauce made with red chilli peppers (4-4) 10 ______ Hussain, ex-England cricket captain (6) 11 British PM who wrote novel Sybil (8) 12 Part of a shoe (6) 13 Original Star Wars Darth Vader actor (5,6) 18 Measure of oil (6) 20 ________ Kelly, ITV breakfast presenter (8) 22 ______ Pact, Cold War Eastern bloc treaty (6) 23 Bros lead singer (4,4) 24 1973 film starring Steve McQueen (8) 25 Crew member for rock group on tour (6)

DOWN

1 Carthage is in this modern-day country (7) 2 The Road To Hell singer/songwriter (5,3) 3 Thomas The Tank ______ , children’s character (6) 4 Spanish surrealist painter (4,4) 5 Sudden convulsive movements (6) 6 Hospital attendant without medical training (7) 8 His Dark Materials trilogy writer (6,7) 14 JFK International Airport’s old name (8) 15 China’s main financial centre (8) 16 Michael, electromagnetism pioneer (7) 17 Jacqueline Kennedy’s second husband (7) 19 From ______ With Love, early Bond film (6) 21 ______ Club, civilian service outfit branch (6)