FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Simply General Knowledge! (274) Crossword Puzzle

Home» Crosswords» General
Another wide ranging assortment of general knowledge clues. Enjoy and good luck!
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

ACROSS

    DOWN

      Become a Gold Member to save crossword progress, save scores, appear on crossword scoreboards, and print crosswords!
    • Save progress & come back later: must be logged in to use this!
    • Print this crossword: gold member feature!
    • Complete Clue List

      Across
      1. President of the United States, who was preceded by Zachary Taylor (7,8)
      9. American rock band, whose studio album "Ecology" was released in 1970 (4,5)
      10. Acadia National Park can be visited in this New England state (5)
      11. The 2011 album "Christmas Hope: An Inspirational Holiday Collection" is by Ben ___ (6)
      12. A person who publicly supports a particular cause or policy (8)
      13. Another name for the European green woodpecker (6)
      15. This martial arts film released in 2004, was written and directed by Stephen Reedy (8)
      18. In English folklore, the group of outlaws who followed Robin Hood (5,3)
      19. A member of the predominant ethnic group of Hungary (6)
      21. In the Middle Ages, the medieval principles of knighthood (8)
      23. Lord Peter Wimsey was a fictional creation in novels by Dorothy L. ___ (6)
      26. Whoopi Goldberg was Edwina Franklin, in this 1996 comedy film (5)
      27. A natural object such as a moon, that orbits a planet (9)
      28. A German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, first published in 1812 (6,3,6)

      Down

      1. Planet that is the closest to the sun in our solar system (7)
      2. Inger ___ was lead singer of rock band "The Nymphs" from 1985-1992 (5)
      3. Author of the novel "Roots: The Saga of an American Family", published in 1976 (4,5)
      4. The 1985 studio album "Brothers in Arms" was recorded by British rock band ___ Straits (4)
      5. The science fiction novel "Highways ___" by George O. Smith, was published in 1956 (2,6)
      6. A West Indian dance in which you have to pass under a low bar (5)
      7. A small group of people having control of a country (9)
      8. Sir George ___ served as Surveyor General of India, from 1830-1843 (7)
      14. A studio album from rock band Black Sabbath, released in June 1995 (9)
      16. American blues singer, once dubbed "The Dixie Nightingale" (3,6)
      17. Scotts Bluff National Monument is located in this US mid-western state (8)
      18. The King of Scotland from 1040-1057, immortalised by Shakespeare (7)
      20. American singer-songwriter John Denver was born here in 1943 (7)
      22. Singer and co-writer of the theme song for the 2012 James Bond film "Skyfall" (5)
      24. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" first published in 1915, was penned by T.S. ___ (5)
      25. "The ___" a novel by Jackie Collins, first published in 1969 (4)