General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS 4. Large sea wave produced by volcanic eruption or submarine earthquake (7)

8. Old Testament character reproached by his ass (6)

9. European food fish with a dark back and silvery underparts (7) 10 & 18A Atmospheric phenomenon also called the northern lights (6,8)

11. Feline mammal of Central and South America (6)

12. Terry, right-arm medium-fast Australian bowler born in 1956 (8)

18. See 10 Across

20. Region in S.E. Germany around the upper Elbe River (6) 21. ‘The ---’, painting by

Edvard Munch (6)

22. Australian genus of trees with long leathery evergreen leaves (7)

23. Charles Swann’s wife in Proust’s À la recherche du temps perdu (6)

24. Mild powdered seasoning made from a sweet variety of red pepper (7)

DOWN 1. Biblical character, founder of the Hebrew people (7) 2. American state known as the Everglade State (7) 3. ‘Brat ---’, 1949 novel by Josephine Tey (6)

5. Sailing vessel with at least two masts (8)

6. East Indian evergreen tree whose seed is used as a spice (6) 7. Charles, American jailed for ordering the murder of Sharon Tate (6)

13. 1851 novel by Herman

Melville (4-4)

14. Canadian province whose capital is Edmonton (7)

15. Narrator of

13 Down (7)

16. Hat made of the plaited leaves of the jipijapa plant (6)

17. John Lee, blues singer whose albums include Mr. Lucky (6)

19. Standard monetary

unit of Portugal (6)

Across: 4 Tsunami; 8 Balaam; 9 Whiting; 10 Aurora; 11 Ocelot; 12 Alderman; 18 Borealis; 20 Saxony; 21 Scream; 22 Banksia; 23 Odette; 24 Paprika. Down: 1 Abraham; 2 Florida; 3 Farrar; 5 Schooner; 6 Nutmeg; 7 Manson; 13 Moby-Dick; 14 Alberta; 15 Ishmael; 16 Panama; 17 Hooker; 19 Escudo.