GK CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “The --- Curse”, novel by Dashiell Hammett (4)

8 18c Italian comic opera such as Pergolesi’s La Serva padrona (5,5)

9 Tropical evergreen tree whose acid fruit is used as a food (8)

10 Villainous soldier in Shakespeare’s Othello (4)

12 See 3 Down

14 Place where bees are kept (6)

15 In the Old Testament, a hunter famous for his prowess (6)

17 A member of a people of Mongolian origin living on the southern slopes of the Himalayas (6)

18 --- Lupu, Romanian pianist who won the 1969 Leeds International Piano Competition (4)

19 Legendary king of Britain who ruled for sixty years (4,4)

21 1996 Wimbledon women’s singles champion (6,4)

22 Mediterranean port in Lebanon, for centuries a major Phoenician seaport (4)

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2 Continent around the South Pole (10)

3 & 12 Across. Province of Canada whose capital is Halifax (4,6)

4 Capital of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan (6)

5 Miss Rhodes, English fashion designer known for bold printed fabrics (6)

6 “The ---”, 1993 Harrison Ford film inspired by a 1960s TV series (8)

7 Starchy cereal obtained from the powdered pith of various Asian palm trees (4)

11 1965 US Open golf champion (4,6)

13 1664 play by Molière (8)

16 Small antelope of the genus Madoqua with an elongated muzzle (3-3)

17 A married Spanish woman equivalent to Mrs. when placed before a name (6)

18 Diana, former lead singer with The Supremes (4)

20 Lorna, singer/actress daughter of Judy Garland (4)