General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. Fruit of the

blackthorn (4) 3. Oriental sword with a

curved blade (8) 9. Another name for

alfalfa (7)

10. Tributary of the Amazon which rises in E. Peru (5)

11. Body of water which separates Asia from North America (6,6) 13. Cruciferous plant such as Raphanus sativus (6)

15. German mechanised division in World War II (6)

17. Best Supporting Actor Oscar-winner for The Barefoot Contessa (6,6)

20. ‘The ---’, 1956 play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt (5)

21. Small marine food fish of the herring family (7)

22. Italian ecclesiastic who was archbishop of Canterbury 107089 (8)

23. The Red Planet (4)

DOWN

1. Austrian birthplace of

Mozart (8)

2. Code word in communications for the letter o (5) 4. Gruyère, bel paese or brie, for example (6)

5. 1905 play by George

Bernard Shaw (5,7) 6. Alfred von ---, German admiral who was secretary of state for the Imperial Navy

1897-1916 (7) 7. Standard monetary

unit of Iran (4)

8. 1972 Olympic marathon winner (5,7)

12. ‘--- Daisy’, 1980 novel by Judith Krantz (8)

14. Charles Lutwidge, real name of author Lewis Carroll (7)

16. Thomas Alva, US inventor of the phonograph (6)

18. Miss Rodnina, figure skater who partnered Ulanov and Zaitsev to world pairs championship wins 1969-78 (5)

19. The --- Office is the private office of the president of the US (4)