Otago Daily Times

General knowledge crossword

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ACROSS

1 In which city was Billy Connelly born?

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4 What simple tube-shaped musical instrument produces a buzzing sound when hummed into? (5)

7 Which metal is commonly used in storage batteries? (4)

8 Which criminal was played by Mick Jagger in a 1970 film? (3,5)

10 What dish was renamed liberty cabbage in the US during WWI due to anti-German feelings? (10)

12 What is part of an insurance claim paid by the insured? (6)

13 Who bounced onto TV screens in 1967? (6)

15 Whose theme song was “Everybody Loves Somebody”? (4,6)

18 Which engine part has also become a word for a stupid or inept person? (8)

19 Which metal is used principall­y as a protective coating for iron and steel? (4)

20 In mythology, who was killed by his brother Romulus? (5)

21 What wide-angle camera lens can cover up to 180 degrees? (7)

DOWN

1 Which English cartoonist depicted an ordinary British family from 1937 to 1995? (5)

2 Which resort is sometimes called the Riviera of Mexico? (8) 3 What large sailing barge was once common on England’s Norfolk Broads? (6)

4 The Grand Wizard of the Empire headed which organisati­on from 1867? (2,4,4)

5 Which French novelist (Emile __) wrote Nana? (4)

6 Which epic poem is ascribed to Homer? (7)

9 What catalogue lists the courses offered by a university? (10)

11 Reginald Mitchell designed which aircraft but never saw it used in wartime? (8)

12 Colombia and Peru border which coastal country? (7)

14 Which UN agency is devoted to the welfare of children? (6)

16 What is mother-of-pearl also called? (5)

17 What tinned luncheon meat got its name from spiced ham? (4)

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