General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

7. City in N.E. Italy damaged in an earthquake in

1976 (5)

8. Port in N.E. Illinois on Lake Michigan (7)

9. Brian, 1980 Australian Open men’s singles tennis champion (7)

10. Bovine mammal almost exterminated in North America in the 19th century (5)

12. 1981 and 1982 Australian Open men’s singles tennis champion (5,5)

15. Australian genus of trees which includes the blue gum (10)

18. Graham, former England Test cricket captain who made 333 against India at Lord’s in 1990 (5)

19. Jean-Antoine, French painter whose works include The Embarkation for Cythera (7)

21. Burnt sugar used for flavouring food (7)

22. Mel, actor who voiced the cartoon characters Daffy Duck and Porky

Pig (5)

DOWN

1. Steve, actor whose films include

Diner (10)

2. Standard monetary unit of Bahrain (5)

3. Third son of

Adam in the Old Testament (4)

4. Joel, actor whose roles include the lead in the 1941 film comedy Sullivan’s Travels (6)

5. City in central Mali near the Niger

River (8)

6. Strong-smelling plant, Pastinaca sativa, whose root is eaten as a vegetable (7)

11. ‘The ---’, 1959 novel by William Burroughs (5,5)

13. 1955 film musical starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones (8)

14. Frank, author of the memoir ‘Tis (7)

16. Bud, American jazz pianist who led a trio in Paris featuring drummer Kenny Clarke (6)

17. Hickory tree of the southern US having edible nuts (5)

20. Name of the dog in a Punch and Judy show (4)