General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

7. State of Australia whose capital is Sydney (3,5,5)

8. Rosaceous plant which has bristly fruits (8)

9. Hindu goddess of destruction (4)

10. Burrowing rodent of Europe, North America and Asia having coarse fur (6) 12 & 18A Ham Peggotty’s fiancée in David Copperfield by Charles

Dickens (6,4)

14. Paul, American patriot best known for his night ride on April 18, 1775 (6)

16. Peter Paul, Flemish painter knighted by Charles I of England (6)

18. See 12 Across

20. Two-humped camel of the deserts of central Asia (8)

22. French painter whose works include Dimanche à la Grande Jatte (7,6)

DOWN

1. Inland port on the Danube which is capital of Serbia (8)

2. The heaviest known element (6)

3. 1981 novel by Stephen King (4)

4. Walter Percy, American manufacturer who introduced the ‘Plymouth’ motor car (8)

5 & 21D 2001 novel by

Carl Hiaasen (6,4)

6. Robert, British prime minister 1841-46 (4)

11. Disease of cattle and sheep also called milk sickness (8)

13. Sonia, 1978 Commonwealth women’s 100m champion (8)

15. Donkey in stories by A.A. Milne (6)

17. Silvery-white metallic element whose symbol is Ba (6)

19. Nicolaes, 17th century Dutch painter whose works include Portrait of a Man in a Black

Wig (4)

21. See 5 Down