General knowledge 815

(answers in next week’s paper)

ACROSS

1. Fragrant, oily substance used for healing purposes (6) 4. Coniferous, evergreen tree with a yellowish timber (5) 6. Large South American snake that coils itself round its prey (3) 7. Village in Bavaria, scene of an important battle in the War of the Spanish Succession (8) 8. A horse rider’s goading instrument (4) 11. Lepidopterous insects, usually nocturnal (5) 13. The foreparts of ships (4) 15. Another name for an aerial (7) 16. A South African antelope with a blazed head (7) 17. Small river fish of the carp family (4) 19. Rich tapestry (5) 21. Western county of the Republic of Ireland (4) 24. Fishing village and resort on Loch Broom, 45 miles from Inverness (8) 25. Small, pointed tool for piercing holes in leather, etc. (3) 26. Colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum (5) 27. In films, those who act nonspeaking parts (6)

DOWN

1. A member of a large group of peoples of the equatorial and southern region of Africa (5) 2. Lizard-like animal once supposed to live in fire (10) 3. See 18

4. Cruciferous plant with pungent, edible leaves (5) 5. Cape with a hood, worn by a priest, etc. (6)

6. Round knob or stud on the centre of a shield, etc. (4) 9. A type of police patrol car (5) 10. In history, a chief magistrate of a town or district (5) 12. Ancient name of the Dardanelles (10) 13. Bunch of twigs tied together, for sweeping (5) 14 and 19 Down. Professional name of Allen Stewart Konigsberg (5,5) 18 and 3. French Impressionist painter famous for The Thames Below Westminster, etc. (6,5) 19. See 14 20. Monetary unit of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (5) 22. Titan made to support the heavens with his head and hands (5) 23. The Surrey County cricket ground (4)