GK CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 Extensive grassy plains of

temperate South America (6) 8 Biblical character given the

head of John the Baptist (6) 10 Giant coniferous tree of

coastal California (7)

11 John, English poet whose

works include Hyperion (5) 12 & 14 Down 1993 Quentin Tarantino-scripted film with Christian Slater (4,7)

13 Tree of the genus Acer whose wood is used for flooring (5)

17 Enid Blyton creation who

lives in Toyland (5)

18 & 1 Down 1988 Neil Jordon

film with Peter O’Toole (4,7) 22 Reddish dye obtained from the powdered leaves of Lawsonia inermis (5)

23 Branch of mathematics in which letters are used to represent unknown numbers (7)

24 European country whose

capital is Paris (6)

25 Prince of Denmark in a

Shakespeare play (6)

DOWN

1 See 18 Across (7)

2 Composer Mozart’s middle

name (7)

3 John, Italian explorer who landed in North America in 1497 (5)

4 Elizabeth, 19th century author

of North and South (7)

5 Marine coelenterate of the

class Anthozoa (5)

6 ‘The ---’, 1971 novel by

Harold Robbins (5)

9 Style of architecture and dress of early 20th century Britain (9)

14 See 12 Across (7)

15 ‘--- Wizard’, song from the rock opera Tommy by ‘The Who’ (7)

16 Dry red or white wine of

Italy (7)

19 Private-eye created by Ernest

Tidyman (5)

20 Soldier serving with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in World War I (5) 21 Samantha, Best Actress Oscar nominee for the 1965 film The Collector (5)