General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

3. Nickname of Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Confederate general in the US Civil War (9)

8. Second son of Adam and Eve (4)

9. US acting dynasty whose members included Ethel, John and Lionel (9)

10. Alexander, secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party 1968-69 (6)

11. See 18.

14. Rod, 1969 Wimbledon champion (5)

15. Hindu system of philosophy (4)

16. River in S.E. Australia rising in the Great Dividing Range which flows through Melbourne (5)

18 and 11 Ac. and 6 Dn. Amateur detective in stories by Dorothy L. Sayers (4,5,6)

20. Stephen, 1987 Tour De France winner (5)

21. Charles, designer whose furniture included the ‘Lounge Chair’ of 1956 (5)

24. King of the Belgians 1909-34 (6)

25. Type of broccoli named after a region of S.W. Italy (9)

26 and 23 Dn. ‘The --’, 1920 play by John Galsworthy (4,4)

27. Chronic disease with an abnormal accumulation of white corpuscles which invade the bone marrow (9)

DOWN

1. 1985 British Open golf champion (9)

2. Animal which feeds on grass and other plants (9)

4. Large tree of the

East Indies, Tectona grandis (4)

5. 1964 novel by Dick Francis (5)

6. See 18 Ac.

7. Ancient Greek stringed musical instrument (4)

9. Chuck, singer/ songwriter whose works include Johnny B. Goode (5)

11. Shimon, Israeli prime minister 1984-86 (5)

12. Alexander, Russian painter and designer who died in 1956 (9)

13. Rudolph, silent film actor whose screen roles included The Sheik of 1921 (9)

17. Horse which won England’s Cheltenham Gold Cup 1964-66 (5)

19. The -- rose, Rosa damascena, is cultivated for its pink or red fragrant flowers (6)

22. The nest of an eagle (5)

23. See 26 Ac.

24. Town in N.W. Italy famous for its sparkling wine (4)