General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. John, 1967 Wimbledon singles tennis champion (8) 5. ‘The ---’, 1943 novel

by C.S. Forester (4) 9. ‘Prince ---’, unfinished opera by Borodin (4)

10. Robert, French painter who invented Orphic Cubism (8) 11. Walter, daydreaming character created by James Thurber (5)

12. Small Chinese tree of the genus Fortunella (7)

13. 1978 film which won Best Picture Oscar (3,4,6)

18. Extinct elephant-like mammal common in Pliocene times (8)

19. Miss Miles, actress who played Lila Crane in the film Psycho (4)

20. Painting medium for powdered colours mixed with egg or size (7)

21. Jim, 1965 world Formula One motor racing champion (5) 22. Masculine principle of Chinese philosophy complementary to Yin (4)

23. Island in the Atlantic

Ocean (2,6)

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2. ‘The --- Patient’, novel by Michael Ondaatje (7)

3. Either one of the two principal arteries that supply blood to the head and neck (7) 4. 1980 film by Bruce Beresford from a play by Kenneth Ross (7,6)

6. Bernard, 1985 winner of the Tour de France cycle race (7) 7. Sir Edward, English artist who was director of the National Gallery in London 18941905 (7)

8. Kikuyu nationalist secret society formed to drive European settlers from Kenya (3,3)

13. In the New Testament, a disciple of Paul who became leader of the Christian community at Ephesus (7)

14. George, US photographic, noted for the introduction of roll film (7)

15. French naval lowflight missile (6)

16. Ivor, British playwright and composer of the song Keep the Home Fires Burning (7)

17. Ancient country of central Italy between the rivers Arno and Tiber (7) 1 2 3 4 5 6