General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

7. 1996 film starring Keanu Reeves and Morgan

Freeman (5,8)

8. City in Spain which was capital of the kingdom of Navarre from the 11th century until 1841 (8)

9. Anita, author of the novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (4)

10. 1999 Sidney Lumet film starring Sharon Stone in the title role (6)

12. Mrs. Marcos, widow of a former Philippines president (6)

14. The --- Islands are a chain in the Pacific which include Okinawa (6)

16. William, character in the novel Vanity Fair (6)

18. Scottish island of the Inner Hebrides S.E. of Rhum (4)

20. Titan who was father of Helios, Selene and Eos in Greek mythology (8)

22. 1989 novel by E.L. Doctorow (5,8)

DOWN

1. Dennis, author of the novel The Devil Rides Out (8)

2. A herring that has been cleaned, salted and smoked (6)

3. Ship in which Jason went in search of the Golden

Fleece (4)

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

5. Clement, British prime minister 1945-51 (6)

6. Japanese stringed musical instrument (4)

11. Emirate of S.E. Arabia which contains major oilfields (3,5)

13. East African republic on the Gulf of

Aden (8)

15. Capital of

Rwanda (6)

17. Mediterranean plant whose young leaves are used in salads (6)

19. The coloured muscular diaphragm that surrounds and controls the size of the pupil (4)

21. William, British prime minister 1804-06 (4)