BRITCROSS1

A general knowledge crossword to test your brainpower!!!!

Clues Across

1. London's main river (6)
3. The next future king of England (7)
5. Gained independence from Britain in 1776 (7)
6. Tragic ship which sailed from England in 1912 (7)
8. Informal name for 'potato'! (4)
9. A place for sport and entertainment, eg. Wembley (5)
10. Mick Jagger's profession (6)
11. Luxury residence, e.g. Buckingham, Crystal, Alexandra... (6)
13. Traditional English breakfast food (4,3,5)
15. Northern city, home of The Beatles (9)
18. Famous British writer born in Stratford-Upon-Avon (11)

Clues Down

1. British people drink a lot of it! (3)
2. The capital of Scotland (9)
3. Historic place, eg. Windsor (6)
4. Huge country colonised by England (9)
7. The water between England and France, The _______ (7)
8. Britain's number 1 girl pop group! (5,5)
12. 'Double ...........', a typical two-floor bus (6)
14. 'The boys in ......' ; colour of police officers' uniform (4)
16. Abbreviation for Very Important Person (1,1,1,)
17. Pronoun used by royalty (instead of 'I') (3)
1 2 3 4
5
6 7
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15 16 17
18