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General Knowledge Crossword

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1. Small skiff widely

used in China (6) 4. Capital of Albania (6) 9. 1956 novel by

William Golding (7,6) 10. Transverse bony ridge over each eye (7)

11. Creator of the comic book character TinTin (5)

12. Hand-held device in computing used to control the cursor movement (5)

14. Smooth oval nut of a hickory tree of the southern US (5)

18. Any of the 150 sacred songs, poems and prayers that constitute a book of the Old Testament (5)

19. The supreme commander of a fleet or navy (7)

21. 1980 film by Ken Russell from a novel by Paddy Chayefsky (7,6)

22. In Greek mythology, goddess of the hearth (6)

23. State capital of

Montana, USA (6) 1. English author and creator of Bulldog Drummond (6) 2. 1975 US Open men’s singles tennis champion (6,7)

3. Son of Jacob and ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel (5)

5. 1819 novel by

Walter Scott (7) 6. 1970 one-act play by Tom Stoppard (5,8)

7. City in the Netherland­s, capital of Gelderland province (6)

8. James, American soul singer whose songs include

Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (5)

13. Warrior caste which dominated Japan during the Tokugawa Shogunate (7)

15. 1984 film featuring Daryl Hannah as a mermaid (6)

16. Oliver, comedian partner of Stan Laurel (5)

17. Clear yellowish fluid portion of blood in which the corpuscles and cells are suspended (6) 20. The basic SI unit of

length (5) 1 2 3 4 5 6

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