GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 How many Wimbledon titles did Billy Jean King win? (6)

8 French “cherry” gave us what colour? (6) 10 What is a temporary camp, especially one used by soldiers or mountaineers? (7) 11 Which old British coin was worth four pennies? (5)

12 What type of fish does a Japanese unagiya restaurant specialise in? (4)

13 What is the identifying outfit worn by a sports team while playing? (5)

17 In billiards, what is the space between the line across the table and the bottom cushion? (5)

18 What is the capital of Vanuatu? (4)

22 What cream-coloured substance was once used to make sewing needles? (5)

23 Which Pacific island, mapped by Captain Cook in 1774, was occupied from 1788 to 1814 as a penal colony? (6)

24 What mythical amphibious monster is said to inhabit swamps and lagoons in Australia? (6)

25 Which European space probe photographed the nucleus of Halley’s Comet in 1986? (6)

DOWN

1 The fifth of the Twelve Labours of Hercules was to clean King Augeas’s what? (7)

2 What small beetles are a common pest of stored foodstuffs? (7)

3 What is a basin for holy water in a church? (5)

4 Which aquatic bird, with 18 species, is confined to the Southern Hemisphere? (7)

5 Adopted from a French word, what is a small and elegant jewel or trinket? (5)

6 What unit of frequency is equal to one cycle per second? (5)

9 Which gas powered headlamps in early motor vehicles? (9)

14 The male of which large bush cricket, native to North America, makes a sound that resembles its name? (7)

15 What soft white Italian cheese is used in lasagne? (7)

16 What is the state capital of Mississippi? (7)

19 What acronym applies to one not wanting unpleasant developments locally? (5)

20 A hummel cow lacks what? (5)

21 What decorative trimming is woven from threads? (5)