General knowledge crossword
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION: ACROSS: 1 Gustav. 4 Polka. 6 Sir. 7 Spalding. 8 Ages. 11 Glass. 13 John. 15 Abraham. 16 Shackle. 17 Joan. 19 Ryder. 21 Bath. 24 Betjeman. 25 Cup. 26 Moses. 27 Middle. DOWN: 1 Grebe. 2 Topography. 3 Volga. 4 Poins. 5 Legato. 6 Saga. 9 Gobbo. 10 Spain. 12 Sutherland. 13 Jacob. 14 Holst. 18 Arabis. 19 Rates. 20 Dream. 22 Alice. 23 Hemp.
ACROSS
1. Title of the kings of ancient Egypt (7) 8. Common wild plant with small, pale yellow flowers borne on a slender spike (8) 9. Another name for Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major (3,4) 10. Resinous substance produced on the twigs of trees in southern Asia by certain insects (3) 11. One of a group of metal wind instruments used in the orchestra (4) 14. Surname of the Norwegian dramatist, generally regarded as the father of modern theatre (5) 15. Shrubby plant of an evergreen showy-flowered genus of the heath family (6) 16. A Muslim prince or noble in India (5) 18. See 23 20. Unicellular organism of ever-changing shape (6) 22. Genus of palms native to tropical Asia (5) 24. A sweet liquid secreted by plants (6) 27. A Jewish expounder or doctor of the law (5) 29. Nymph who pined away for love of Narcissus until only her voice remained (4) 30. The female of the bovine animals (3) 31. Italian word used in music, meaning in a restless or excited manner (7) 32. An adherent of Charles I (8) 33. Former monetary unit of Greece (7)
DOWN
1. Street where the Great Fire of London originated in 1666 (7,4) 2. Mr. Deayton, former presenter of TV’S “Have I Got News For You” (5) 3. Structure for sending out or receiving electromagnetic signals (7) 4. New town in west Essex, 6 miles southsouth-west of Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire (6) 5. Curiosities, china, old furniture, etc. (41-4) 6 and 28. The landing-point in France of the U.S. 5th Corps on June 6th 1944 was given this code name (5,5) 7. A running noose for trapping animals (5) 12. Tree cultivated round the Mediterranean for its oily fruit (5) 13. See 21 17. The south polar region (9) 19. The former German Empire (5) 21 and 13. Czech-born tennis player who became world no. 1 in 1978 (7,11) 23 and 18. English composer famous for Merrie England, Tom Jones, etc. (6,6) 25. A striking effect, showy splendour, etc. (5) 26. A transparent mineral, usually yellowish (5) 28. See 6