General Knowledge Crossword

1. Henry Wadsworth, US poet noted for his long narrative poems (10)

7. Genus of plants with white, blue, purple or pink daisy-like flowers (5)

8. Old formal dance in

quadruple time (7) 10. Thomas, English furniture maker who died in 1806 (8)

11. Kingsley, author of

Lucky Jim (4)

13. Tropical American fruit-eating bird with a large brightly coloured bill (6)

15. The indigenous

religion of Japan (6) 17. Swedish pop group comprising Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn and Anni-Frid (4)

18. World’s first nuclear-powered submarine (8)

21. Whitish ant-like

social insect (7)

22. Member of a Germanic people who invaded and settled large parts of England in the

5th century and 6th century (5)

23. The --- Coast of India extends from Point Calimere to the mouth of the Krishna River (10) 1. In Greek legend, the river of forgetfulness (5) 2. 1979 film which won Sally Field a Best Actress Oscar (5,3) 3. Bundle of sticks when bound together and used as fuel (6)

4. Middle name of author Thomas Peacock (4)

5. Low padded seat, usually armless and often in the form of a chest (7)

6. Channel between mainland Australia and Tasmania (4,6) 9. 1922 play by W. Somerset Maugham (4,2,4)

12. Group of about

100 islands off Scotland whose administrative centre is Lerwick (8)

14. King of Italy assassinated at Monza in 1900 (7) 16. Grey mineral which is the chief source of lead (6)

19. ‘--- Eagles’, 1986 Robert Redford film with Debra Winger (5)

20. Joan, Spanish surrealist painter who died in 1983 (4) 1 2 3 4 5