General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. John, theologian who established the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in 1560 (4)

3. US deep-dish pie made from fruit with a cake topping (8)

9. Annual plant cultivated for its dark green edible leaves (7)

10. Louis B., Russianborn film mogul who died in 1957 (5)

11. ‘The ---’, 1935 novel by C.S. Forester (7,5)

13. Musical interval considered as having eight steps (6)

15. Lake --- in S.E. Siberia is the deepest in the world (6)

17. US outlaw born Robert LeRoy

Parker (5,7)

20. Ken, director of the 1993 film Raining Stones (5)

21. Mr. Guevara,

Latin American revolutionary known as ‘Che’ (7)

22. Amedeo, Italian physicist born in 1776 noted for his work on gases (8)

23. Arthur, 1975 Wimbledon men’s singles tennis champion (4)

DOWN

1. Gary, chess player who became world champion in 1985 (8)

2. Willow tree whose twigs are used for making baskets (5)

4. Greek virgin goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare (6)

5. Guy, French author of the novel BelAmi (2,10)

6. 1837 play by Georg Büchner (7)

7. Unit of length equal to three feet (4) 8. Mark, 1989 British Open golf champion (12)

12. Large broadsword used formerly by Scottish Highlanders (8)

14. Brightly-coloured African bird of the family Musophagidae (7)

16. Reinhard, German commander-in-chief at the Battle of Jutland (6)

18. Town in Asia Minor, scene of a battle in 333 BC in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians (5)

19. Final part of Lawrence Durrell’s Alexandria Quartet (4)