General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. German river which joins the Rhine at Mannheim (6)

4. Iridaceous genus of plants having white, yellow or purple flowers (6)

9. 2000 film starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt (4,5,4)

10. 1928 novel by Virginia Woolf (7)

11. Eurasian plant having daisy-like flower heads (5)

12. An essential oil from the damask rose which is used as a base for perfume (5)

14. Large constellation which contains the variable star Mira Ceti (5)

18. Goddess of peace in Greek mythology (5)

19. 1961 play by Max Frisch (7)

21. Cantata by Carl Orff produced in Frankfurt in 1937 (7,6)

22. John, director of the 1996 film Lone Star (6)

23. Fay, author of the 2001 novel The Bulgari Connection (6)

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1. Isaac, English mathematician born in 1642 noted for his laws of gravitation (6)

2. 1998 novel by Sebastian Faulks (9,4)

3. The --- High Dam on the River Nile opened in 1971 (5)

5. Arthur, author of the book Swallows and Amazons (7)

6. Thick steak cut from the fillet of beef (13)

7. Large gun dog whose breeds include the Gordon --- (6)

8. Egyptian god identified by the Greeks with Zeus (5)

13. North American fish, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, similar to the herring (7)

15. The 12th sign of the zodiac (6)

16. Elephant in stories by Jean de Brunhoff (5)

17. ‘Sir --- and the Green Knight’, 14th century poem (6)

20. A score of 40-40 in a game of tennis (5)