Puzzle Quiz
Brush up your general knowledge with this bumper crossword
ACROSS
10 Broad or liberal, especially about religious belief (14)
12 Famous gorge near Telford, Shropshire (10)
15 Wagner’s Holy Grail opera (8)
16 Glowing in the dark (15)
17 Tragic heroine of Irish legend (7)
19 ___ Is Golden, Tremeloes song (7)
20 Singer with the debut album Turn It Up (5,4)
24 4WD vehicle (4,5)
25 US soul record label (6)
26 2010 Wimbledon men’s singles champion (5)
30 Something already decided (4,8)
32 Involving a fund which you pay into (12)
33 David ___, 1967 Casino Royale star (5)
34 Spanish dance in 3/4 time (8)
35 Climbers’ hymn? (4,2,4)
39 Director of the 1999 film Tea With Mussolini (10)
40 Large planet consisting mainly of hydrogen and helium (3,5)
41 Greek Aegean island, close to the Peloponnese (5)
43 Old gramophone record (7-5)
46 Female character in A Passage to India (5,7)
47 European fish of the genus Rutilus (5)
48 Disciples of Zeno, BC philosopher (6)
49 Fragrant species of wild rose (9)
54 Former department store chain founded in 1778 (9)
55 Mexican city near the US border (7)
56 Mexican running bird (7)
59 1904 Anglo French agreement (7,8)
61 Agent who helps Silvia escape in The Two Gentlemen Of Verona (8)
63 Stiff formal shirt top associated with a top school (4,6)
64 Duct leading from the ear to the throat (10,4)
DOWN
1 Crusader’s opponent (7)
2 Backing group for 60s singer Gladys Knight (4)
3 Failing to score at cricket (3,3,1,4)
4 Agricultural produce (5)
5 Fleshy leaved plant that grows near the sea (8)
6 Bungling detective in the Pink Panther films (9,8)
7 French city famed for mustard (5)
8 Sea area south of Shannon (4)
9 Oliver! composer (6,4)
11 In Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, the daughter of the king (6)
13 Paralympic event (6)
14 Feature of f the Queensland coast (5,7,4)
18 Meat traditionally eaten with Yorkshire pudding (5,4)
21 Division of a dar tboard next to the bullseye (5)
22 Overhead transport system (8)
23 Author of Room At The Top (4,6)
27 Ocular jerkiness during dream sleep (5,3,8)
28 Novel that won the Booker Prize in 1981 (9,8)
29 Football stadium in Glasgow (5)
31 Bear created by Michael Bond (10)
36 Sulphide of mercur y (8)
37 Ethiopia’s former name (9)
38 UK nationals (5)
42 Richmal Crompton books (4,7)
44 Former chief executive of the Formula One Group (10)
45 Racecourse where the Derby takes place (5)
50 Alloy of copper, tin and zinc (8)
51 Indigenous religion of Japan (6)
52 Members of the genus Homo (6)
53 Old TV detective played by Peter Falk (7)
57 1980s Ronnie Corbett TV series (5)
58 Anne ___, actress in 1997 political satire Wag The Dog (5)
60 Glossy magazine of French origin (4)
62 Coarse rugs (4)