General Knowledge Crossword
ACROSS 1 Knitted jackets or sweaters with buttons up the front (9)
5 A relatively thin wheel with teeth that project radially from the rim, especially one that drives a chain (8)
9 In the Roman Catholic church, a series of prayers recited in the morning, at midday and in the evening (7) 10 Legendary item of furniture around which King Arthur and his knights congregated (5,5)
11 Member of British intelligence who worked as a spy for the Soviet Union in the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s (3,6)
12 To run away secretly to marry a lover (5) 13 A fencing sword similar to the foil but with a larger guard (4) 15 Information about a future event; warning; announcement (6) 17 Elegant skill in style or performance (7)
19 1969 album by The Beatles named after the London studios in which it was recorded (5,4)
21 Optical instrument in a submarine for looking above the surface of the water (9) 22 --- hypothesis, widelyaccepted theory explaining the formation and evolution of the solar system (7)
23 A domesticated variety of the polecat, bred for hunting (6) 25 --- Bagnold, British author and playwright best known for the 1935 story National Velvet (4) 26 Of, relating to, or resembling a bird (5)
27 An electronic device used to increase the strength of the signal fed into it (9)
31 A republic in Central America, on the Pacific (2,8)
32 A bunch of flowers (7) 33 A marine teleost fish with a bony-plated body and a prehensile tail, swimming in an upright position (3,5) 34 Rocklike object consisting of the remains of a small celestial body that has fallen on earth (9)
DOWN
1 See 22 Down
2 Floor coverings smaller than carpets (4)
3 A person who cultivates a discriminating palate for the enjoyment of good food and drink (7)
4 A small marine food fish of the herring family (7)
5 A firework, usually consisting of a tube filled with gunpowder (5)
6 A European freshwater fish with a compressed body and reddish ventral and tail fins (4) 7 American seismologist who created a scale to measure the magnitude of earthquakes (7,7) 8 A closed conic section shaped like a flattened circle (7)
11 Shakespearean actor and film director born in Belfast in 1960 (7,7)
14 A feeling of listlessness and general dissatisfaction resulting from lack of activity or excitement (5)
16 A depression formed by the impact of a ‘34 Across’ (6) 17 An ornamental band or strip on a wall (6)
18 --- Affair, 1951 novel by Graham Greene (3,3,2,3)
20 A firearm having a long barrel with a spirally-grooved interior (5)
22 and 1 Down Conservative UK Prime Minister 1937-1940 (7,11) 23 The pivot about which a lever turns (7)
24 A thick horizontal underground stem of plants such as the mint and iris (7)
28 A mosquito-like insect occurring in dancing swarms (5)
29 In cricket, a series of six balls bowled by a bowler from the same end of the pitch (4) 30 Mount ---, volcano in central Japan (4)