General Knowledge Crossword

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1. Silvery-white metallic element whose symbol is Be (9)

8. A female sheep (3)

9. 1916 novel by John Buchan (11)

11. John, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who lent his name to a snack (7)

12. The --- Orchestra was founded in Manchester in

1858 (5)

13. Original surname of the US civil rights leader Malcolm X (6)

15. Province in British India divided between India and Pakistan in 1947 (6)

17. ‘The ---’, 1999 novel by Sandra Brown (5)

18. Jacques, French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River (7)

20. 1992 Mike Newell film starring Gabriel Byrne and Ellen Barkin (4,3,4)

22. Large Australian flightless bird (3)

23. ‘The ---’, 1991 film based on a ‘graphic novel’ by Dave Stevens (9)

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2. The part of a cereal plant that contains the seeds (3)

3. Lotte, actress who played Rosa Klebb in From Russia with Love (5)

4. In Greek mythology, son of Daedalus (6)

5. Walter, Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner for The Fortune Cookie (7)

6. 1988 Tim Burton film starring Michael Keaton (11)

7. Ninth month of the year (9)

10. Artificially produced element whose symbol is Es (11)

11. Largest city of Wisconsin (9)

14. Spear with three or more prongs (7)

16. --- acid is a colourless liquid used in the manufacture of plastics (6)

19. Christopher, actor who played Superman in a 1978 film (5)

21. 1887 novel by H. Rider Haggard (3)