General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

4. Ralph Waldo, 19th

century US poet (7) 8. 1516 book by Sir

Thomas More (6) 9. The --- nerve is the longest in the body (7)

10. Grey mineral which is the chief source of lead (6)

11. The hard white calcified substance that covers the crown of each tooth (6)

12. Terence, author of the play The Winslow Boy (8)

18. City in N.E. Spain on

the River Ebro (8)

20. Meryl, Best Actress Oscar winner for Sophie’s Choice (6) 21. Judd, actor who played Alex Rieger in the TV sitcom

Taxi (6)

22. Eugène, author of the play The Bald Prima Donna (7)

23. City and seaport in Alabama associated with the oil industry (6)

24. Joy, naturalist who

wrote Born Free (7)

DOWN

1. European republic whose capital is Budapest (7)

2. Ken, author of the 2000 thriller Code to Zero (7)

3. Matt, 1988 Olympic men’s 100m freestyle swimming champion (6) 5. James A., author of the novel The Bridges at TokoRi (8)

6. Ronald, 40th president of the United States (6) 7. Carol Reed film based on a novel by Charles Dickens (6) 13. Spanish soup which

is served cold (8)

14. Nicolas, painter regarded as the master of French Classicism (7)

15. Archangel who was the guardian of Tobias (7)

16. Margaret, author whose novels include The Handmaid’s Tale (6) 17. Ancient Latin hymn sung at matins in the Roman Catholic Church (2,4)

19. Isaac, author of the story collection I, Robot (6)