GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

ACROSS

4 What is a course of action adopted and pursued by a government (6)

7 Name the shell of a tortoise or the like (8)

8 Which country gained independence from Sweden in 1905 (6)

9 What is a verse sung in response (8)

11 What are young swans (7)

13 Which warship is used as an escort vessel (7)

15 Name another term for a pariah (7)

17 Which word describes one who takes a practical view in human problems (7)

20 What do we call an edible snail (8)

23 What is the cup-shaped depression marking the orifice of a volcano (6)

24 In music, which is an artificially highpitched male voice (8)

25 What are unpleasant tasks called (6)

DOWN

1 Name the first murderer mentioned in the Bible (4)

2 Name a method of removing unwanted hair (6)

3 What is a piece of material worn over the shoulder of around the waist (4)

4 What was a former copper coin equal to one twelfth of a shilling (5)

5 Name the cavity in the human windpipe which contains the vocal (6)

6 What is a sheet exhibiting information in tabulated form (5)

9 Name an alternative term for a relationship (6)

10 Which animals of the cat family are spotted, and leopard-like (7)

12 What is a company of seven singers (6)

14 What is a long, loose, heavy overcoat (6)

16 Which regulation establishes strict controls on movement after nightfall (6)

18 Name the planet which lies between Mars and Venus (5)

19 What was another name describing slaves (5)

21 What is the young of a bovine mammal (4)

22 Which cereal grasses are used as food for horses (4)