General Knowledge Crossword

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1. Group of islands in the Pacific (9)

8. --- Solo, character played by Harrison Ford in Star Wars (3)

9. Saint whose feast day is August 28 (2,9)

11. Thick Italian porridge made with maize (7)

12. Mr. Prost, 1989 Formula One world motor racing champion (5)

13. Ornamental Chinese tree with fleshy yellow fruit (6)

15. Jim, American actor who was the voice of the cartoon character Mr. Magoo (6)

17. The fruit of an oak tree (5)

18. See 23.

20. Hat peaked in front and behind associated with Sherlock Holmes (11)

22. Monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Swedish krona (3) 23 and 18. Defensive structure constructed in the 3c B.C. stretching from the Yellow Sea to the central Asian desert (5,4,2,5)

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2. Creature found in a formicary (3)

3. Member of a group professing a religion other than Christianity, Judaism or Islam (5)

4. Forename of composers Holst and Mahler (6)

5. Genus of rosaceous plants with sprays of small white or pink flowers (7)

6. 1940 film written by and starring W.C. Fields (3,4,4)

7. Asian republic whose capital is Jakarta (9)

10. Australian cricket captain who scored 11,174 Test runs (5,6)

11. 1913 play by George Bernard Shaw featuring Eliza Doolittle (9)

14. Plant species cultivated in China and N. America for its aromatic roots (7)

16. Light, creamy dessert made with eggs, cream and fruit (6)

19. “The --- of Jimmy Blacksmith”, novel by Thomas Keneally (5)

21. Snakelike fish such as the conger or Moray (3)