General Knowledge Crossword
ACROSS
1. Helmut, German Chancellor since 1982 (4)
8. 1980 Olympic men’s 100m champion (5,5)
9. Songbird of the family Zosteropidae (5-3)
10. Sword similar to the foil but with a larger guard (4)
12. 1978 film musical starring John Travolta (6)
14. Thick rectangular Japanese mat of woven straw (6)
15. Walter, president of West Germany 1974-79 (6)
17. Breed of sheep originating in Spain (6)
18. Town in N.W. Italy famous for its sparkling wines (4)
19. Greek long-necked stringed musical instrument (8)
21. Pale greenish-blue variety of beryl used as a gemstone (10)
22. Town in Galilee where Jesus turned water into wine (4)
DOWN
2. Subtitle of the 1988 film Arthur 2 (2,3,5)
3. Tony, character in Evelyn Waugh’s A Handful of Dust (4)
4. The coat of wool that covers the body of a sheep (6)
5. Small arthropod which comprises about five sixths of all known animal species (6)
6. Industrial city in the Netherlands on the River IJssel (8)
7. Fair -- is a multicoloured pattern knitted with Shetland wool into sweaters (4)
11. English actor noted for his Shakespearean roles who died in 1833 (6,4)
13. “-- Buffalo”, play by David Mamet (8)
16. Island in Malaysia off the N.W. coast of Borneo (6)
17. The -- Rouge is a Paris dance-hall made famous by Toulouse-Lautrec (6)
18. Biblical husband of Jezebel (4)
20. Coalition of oilproducing states founded in 1960 (4) 1