GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1. 1889 story by Robert Louis Stevenson (3,5,3)

9. Mountainous coprincipality between France and Spain (7) 10. _ percha, tropical tree which a yields whitish rubbery substance used in dentistry (5) 11. American state whose

capital is Boise (5)

12. Castrated male

horse (7)

13. American state whose

capital is Juneau (6) 15. Rohan, West Indian Test batsman who took over as captain from Gary Sobers in 1972 (6)

18. Character placed under the letter c in French to show that it is sibilant (7)

20. Michael, 1989 French Open tennis champion (5)

22. In communications, a code word for the letter t (5)

23. Spine-covered mammal also called the spiny anteater (7) 24. English golfer whose 20 European wins included the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese Opens in 1958 (5,6)

DOWN 2. “_ Gabler”, play by

Ibsen (5)

3. Peter, English composer whose works included the song cycle

The Curlew (7) 4. Colour of the visible spectrum between red and yellow (6) 5. Nikolai, Russian dramatist whose works include The Government

Inspector (5) 6. Flightless African bird,

Struthio camelus (7) 7. Independent state forming an enclave in Rome (7,4)

8. Another name for

nitrous oxide (8,3)

14. Musical direction indicating that a piece should be played at a walking pace (7)

16. Colourless flammable liquid, the active principle of intoxicating drinks (7) 17. “I am a _”, play by

John van Druten (6) 19. Sergio, Italian director of the film Once Upon a Time in America (5) 21. Mountain system of

South America (5)