General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. Thomas, 18th-century English poet whose poems purported to be by a 15th century monk (10)

7. A member of a people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and S.W. Alaska (5)

8. The --- Hills are a range between England and Scotland (7)

10. Edouard, French prime minister 193840 (8)

11. Small burrowing mammal with velvet dark fur (4)

13. Seaport capital of Pernambuco state, Brazil (6)

15 & 12D 1959 Best Actress Oscarwinner for Room at the Top (6,8)

17. In Greek mythology, the god of war (4)

18. Heavy silk fabric with a knobbly surface (8)

21. Region of S.W. central Asia after which a type of fine soft wool is named (7)

22. ‘The ---’, 1961 film with Tony Hancock (5)

23. 1848 novel by Elizabeth Gaskell (4,6)

DOWN

1. Wickerwork basket used to hold fish (5)

2. Ceremony of the Spanish Inquisition including the execution of sentences passed on sinners (4-2-2)

3. Sophie, nightclub singer remembered as the ‘last of the red-hot Mamas’ (6)

4. Lou, former singer with The Velvet Underground rock group (4)

5. River which rises in S. Venezuela before forming part of the Columbia/Venezuela border (7)

6. Detective creation of Nicolas Freeling (3,3,4)

9. 1896 play by Anton Chekhov (3,7)

12. See 15 Across

14. Daughter of Hillary and Bill Clinton (7) 16. ‘The --- Bums’, 1958 novel by Jack Kerouac (6)

19. French ecclesiastic who was Pope from 1088-99 (5)

20. In the US, statuette awarded annually for outstanding television performances and productions (4)