General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

3 & 11A 1991 novel by Jeffrey Archer (2,3,4,5)

8. Biblical character murdered by Cain (4)

9. Insect of the order Lepidoptera (9)

10. Robert, Best Actor Oscar winner for Tender Mercies (6)

11. See 3 Across

14. Stringed instrument with a circular drumlike body (5)

15. Captain of the Nautilus in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (4)

16. See 5 Down

18. Wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus in Greek mythology (4)

20. Town which served as the port of ancient Rome (5)

21. Bird such as Gallinago gallinago having a long straight bill (5)

24. One of The Three Musketeers (6)

25. Former name of the Venezuelan port Ciudad Bolivar (9)

26. South American republic whose capital is Lima (4)

27. The --- Islands are a group in the Pacific Ocean belonging to Ecuador (9)

DOWN

1. German industrial city and port on the River Elbe (9)

2. Miguel de ---, Spanish author of Don Quixote (9)

4. First king of Israel in the Old Testament (4)

5 & 16A 1984 novel by Anita Brookner (5,2,3)

6. 1875 opera by Bizet (6)

7. Suburb of Paris housing an international airport (4)

9. ‘Captain ---’, 1935 film by Michael Curtiz starring Errol Flynn (5)

11. See 22 Down

12. Ninth month of the year (9)

13. Light silvery element whose symbol is K (9)

17. Venomous snake of the genus Naja (5)

19. Republic in S.W. Africa whose capital is Luanda (6)

22 & 11D 1988 Olympic women’s javelin champion (5,5)

23. Former Indian copper coin worth one sixteenth of a rupee (4)

24. River which flows through Florence (4)