GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

crossword no. 699

ACROSS

1 Unit used in specifying the extent of cloud cover (4) 4 Disrespectful term for someone considered a drudge (6) 9 Where in Scotland older fans hate change, keeping a bit of tradition (14)

11 Hard, spicy beef and pork

sausage (9)

12 Hindu sage or teacher of great

spiritual truths (5)

13 Recorded genealogy of a family

(6)

15 Shrub noted for its autumn

colours and bright fruit (8)

17 Cosmetic treatment to the feet

and toenails (8)

18 (Greek myth.) Ruler of the

winds (6)

21 Dried coconut kernels from

which oil is obtained (5)

22 Inflammation of the tongue (9) 24 House on Balmoral Estate now used mainly for visiting VIPS

(9, 5)

25 Dried female bodies of scale

insects yielding a red dye (6) 26 (Scottish) Crease or fold as in

cloth or paper (4)

DOWN

2 One of a small, long-haired breed of Highland cattle (5) 3 Beginner or originator of a plan or idea (6)

4 Forward upper part of the skull (8)

5 Conclusion reached based on reasoning and evidence (9) 6 An appearance of truth or reality (14)

7 Grounds or buildings of a university or college (6) 8 White-flowered weed with flattened seed pods (9, 5)

10 Mental inclination or prejudice

that sways one’s thinking (4)

14 System by which something

works or is brought about (9)

16 Drapery and the like as opposed

to groceries etc. (3, 5)

17 An indefinitely great amount (4) 19 See 23dn

20 (Cricket) Bowler’s unlawful delivery, conceding an extra run (2-4)

23 ,19dn The sun and the planets, comets etc. revolving around it (5, 6)