General Knowledge Crossword
ACROSS
7. See 12 Across
8. In Greek mythology, a maiden changed into a spider for having challenged Athena to a weaving contest (7) 9. Grandfather of Romulus and
Remus in classical mythology (7)
10. Judi, Best Actress Oscar nominee for Mrs. Brown (5)
12 & 7A 1728 work by
John Gay (3,7,5)
15. See 22 Across
18. Hal, American silent film producer born in 1892 (5)
19. Dumplings made of pieces of semolina pasta (7)
21. In Greek mythology, a statue of a maiden brought to life by Aphrodite (7)
22 & 15A 1954
Elia Kazan film starring Marlon Brando (2,3,10)
DOWN
1. Eurasian plant, Centaurea cyanus, also called bluebottle (10) 2. Jonathan, director of the film The Silence of the Lambs (5) 3. The standard monetary unit of Thailand (4)
4. Capital of Croatia (6) 5. The larger variety of
corgi (8)
6. Ravi, sitarist born in
1920 (7)
11. “The daughters of evening” in Greek mythology who guarded a tree which bore golden apples (10)
13. Emperor of Japan
who died in 1989 (8) 14. Cathedral in London designed by
Wren (2,5)
16. Type of West Indian
popular music (6)
17. In mathematics, an angle of less than 90° (5)
20. 1847 novel by
Herman Melville (4)