GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Spiny-finned food fish such as the John --- (4)

3. Musical instrument whose parts include a chanter (8)

8. An extra in cricket (4)

9. Iron containing so much carbon that it cannot be wrought (4,4)

11. Memphis-born boxer, 1980 W.B.A. welterweight champion (6,6)

13. London theatre, first home of the National Theatre under Laurence Olivier (3,3)

14. Breed of sheep originating in Spain (6)

17. Silent movie actress who won a Best Actress Oscar for the film Coquette (4,8)

20. Connecticut port, seat of Yale University (3,5)

21. U.S. rock musical of 1967 (4)

22. Movement in Buddhism and Hinduism that emphasises the division of the universe into male and female forces (8)

23. Rudolf, Nazi leader who died in Spandau prison in 1987 (4)

DOWN

1. Companion of Sherlock Holmes (2,6)

2. Giant coniferous tree of California (7)

4. A member of a North American Indian people who dominated much of the S.W. during the 19c (6)

5. 1988 Olympic women’s javelin champion (5,5)

6. Juan, President of Argentina 1973-4 (5)

7. George, pen name of French writer Amandine Dupin (4)

10. Novel by Thackeray featuring the character Becky Sharp (6,4)

12. Central American republic whose capital is Tegucigalpa (8)

15. The period in history following the bronze age (4,3)

16. Joan, American comedienne born in New York (6)

18. --- High Dam, gravity dam on the River Nile in Egypt (5)

19. Unit of speed at sea equal to 1.85km an hour (4)