GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Who played hippie Neil in TV’S The Young Ones? (5,6)

8 What circular frame holds fabric taut while it is being embroidered? (7)

9 What is a body of men summoned to help a sheriff? (5)

10 Who is the Greek equivalent of Roman mythology’s Cupid? (4)

11 What is another term for the aardvark? (3,4) 12 In the Bible, whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt? (3)

13 Which continent is the largest? (4)

15 What is a shelf at the foot of a window or doorway? (4)

17 In a nursery rhyme, who stole a pig? (3)

19 Which model Hillman car was introduced in 1970? (7)

20 What was a Russian Emperor? (4)

23 What unit of liquid capacity equals two pints? (5)

24 Which silvery-white metallic element has the symbol Ir? (7)

25 What name was given to the area of New York where many songwriters, musicians and publishers were based? (3,3,5)

DOWN

1 Which spice was once eaten to clean the blood to get rid of boils and carbuncles? (6)

2 In Cajun cooking, what is a spicy soup or stew thickened with okra? (5)

3 What cross-eyed animal featured on TV’S Daktari? (4)

4 What thrown noosed rope is used to catch animals? (6)

5 What is favouritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power? (8)

6 Near which town in New Mexico do many think a UFO crashed in 1947? (7)

7 What French cheese is made with goat’s milk? (6)

12 Who (Charles ____) played Quasimodo in 1939’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame? (8)

14 Which British racing driver (Jackie ___) was three times world champ? (7)

16 The ETA was an organisation of which separatist movement in Spain? (6)

17 What Russian carriage is pulled by three horses abreast? (6)

18 In Australia, what is a wild or unbroken horse? (6)

21 What might describe a seller’s patter? (5) 22 What is the capital of Latvia? (4)