GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Across
1. The boat sailed by American Magic in the 2021 Prada Cup races in Auckland (7)
5. French brand of cigarette paper, first produced in 1906 (5)
8. “What’s the point of staying ___?”: Oliver Reed (5)
11. Breed of domestic cat with the varieties Japanese, American and Kurilian (7)
12. Brand of Irish cream liqueur introduced in 1974 (7)
13. First name of the wife of Argentina’s President from 194652, subject of books, plays and musicals (3)
14. Sea captain who is a friend of Tintin (7)
16. Intergovernmental economic organisation which New Zealand joined in 1973 (4)
18. Type of strained yogurt which is lower in sugar than the unstrained variety (5)
19. Yellow-skinned citrus fruit originating in Barbados (10)
23. Diplomatic representative of the Pope at a foreign court or government (6)
25. Fourth most populous city in Texas, also its state capital (6)
28. B vitamin essential for cell growth and reproduction (5,4)
29. An international rugby or cricket match (4)
32. “Life’s under no obligation to give us what we ___”: Margaret Mitchell (6)
33. Small home, usually in a city, which is not used as a primary residence (4-1-5)
35. Description of any domesticated animal now living wild (5)
36. Loose-fitting trousers popular at Oxford from the 1920s-50s (4)
38. Stapes bone of the middle ear (7)
41. Single eyeglass held in place by facial muscles (7)
42. Member of The A-Team played in the TV series by Dwight Schultz (7)
43. Graduated glass tube with a tap at one end, used in chemical analysis (7)
44. Battle of the __ Gulf: largest naval battle of World War II, involving 200,000 US, Australian and Japanese servicemen (5)
45. I Cain’t __ __, song from the 1943 musical Oklahoma (3,2)
46. “Republicans have been ____ of abandoning the poor. It’s the other way around. They never vote for us”: Dan Quayle (7)
Down
1. Royal house that held the English throne from 1154 until Richard III was killed in battle in 1485 (11)
2. Indoor sport which in the early 20th Century was also known as Whiff-Whaff and Gossima (5,6)
3. Men __ __, 1997 film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith (2,5)
4. Type of transparent paper used for copying an image (7)
5. First name of Lauren, Fiennes and Hotere (5)
6. Jack-in-the-box character in 1960s/70s children’s TV show The Magic Roundabout (7)
7. Spanish/Portuguese word for a male friend (5)
8. Type of Italian smoked ham, similar to prosciutto (5)
9. Language unrelated to any other, spoken in a region of northern Spain and southwest France (6)
10. Device used to push explosives into a muzzle-loading firearm (6)
15. A personal campaign undertaken for a particular cause (7)
16. ___ Redding, American singer songwriter who died in a plane crash in 1967 (4)
17. Black tea infused with milk, sugar and sweet spices (4)
20. A copy of an original (7)
21. Type of thick, heavy make-up used in the theatre (7)
22. American film director whose works include Fight Club and The Social Network (7)
24. Any of the normally unaccented beats in a bar (7)
26. American rock and roll band which had Buddy Holly as one of the co-founders (3,8)
27. Actress who played the role of Maria in the 1961 film West Side Story (7,4)
30. First name of Miss Woodhouse, protagonist in an 1815 Jane Austen novel (4)
31. Sweetest part of the tea plant (4)
34. Type of contract in which a building, equipment, etc. is provided ready for use (7)
35. Person who is excessively enthusiastic (7)
36. British foodstuff which can either be used as a spread (usually on toast) or made into a hot drink (6)
37. One of the seven dwarfs (6)
38. Spike in an electrical current (5)
39. In Eastern churches, figures which can be a painting, mosaic or sculpture, representing Christ, the Virgin Mary or a saint (5)
40. Spanish form of the name Paul (5)
41. First name of Donald Trump’s second wife (5)