How much do you know about Scotland and the world? Test yourself with the Sunday Herald’s giant general knowledge crossword ...
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Channel 4 show originally presented by Dominik Diamond (11)
Band that included Billy Connolly, Gerry Rafferty (3,10)
Southern French town, site of pilgrimage (7)
Small crested Australian parrot, often kept as a pet (9)
A support for books from which lessons are read (7) Excessively big (9) Host city of the next Summer Olympics (5)
Garment which gained prominence with ‘Hello Boys’ campaign (9)
Body of water located entirely within the Atlantic Ocean (8,3)
Ecclesiastical title given to a bishop (5,8) Formal term for a meal (6) He parachutes off structure using wing suit (4,6)
A fast musical movement in triple time (7)
Proceeding from a source (9)
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The forename of Ivanhoe’s father in the Scott novel (6)
The -------- Medal, award for children’s literature (8)
Novel by Compton Mackenzie based around the SS Cabinet Minster (6,6)
Performances using shadow puppetry (7,5)
Firm known for production of transfer lettering sheets (8)
Herbal infusion used for medicinal effects (6)
In bridge, pair of cards which are only ones of that suit in hand of player (9)
A type of tidal inlet, many found on the West coast (3,4)
Flyweight boxer from Glasgow who became world champion in the 1930s (5,5)
Durable brown hardwood often used in furniture (6)
Appellation of Christ in Revelations, meaning beginning and end (5,3,5)
International freight term, abbreviated as FOB (4,2,5)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (9)
Reference to England in sport, The Auld ----- (5)
Form of gypsum often used in sculpture (9) Navigates the air (7) People from African country, capital Asmara (9)
Along with elevation, angle used to define apparent position of object in sky (7)
San Francisco Bay area famous for its high-tech companies (7,6)
Glasgow Warriors standoff with 25 caps for Scotland (4,7)
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Device once used for public hangings (7,4)
Rodent-catching board game produced by Hasbro (5,4)
Seats on the south side of the chancel (7) Difficult to understand (8) Abbreviated term for a form of facial hair (5)
Italian cheese often used in cheesecakes (7)
Forms of investment which aim to replicate the returns of a given index (7,5)
Archaic word meaning soon (7)
The second longest lake in the Lake District (9)
Acrobats or scales, perhaps (9)
Birthplace of Thomas Carlyle in Dumfries and Galloway (11) Fit for purpose (7) The third published novel of DH Lawrence (4,3,6)
Surname of president of the NUM during 1984-5 miners’ strike (8)
The Old Man of Hoy is a sea ----- (5) A pleasure trip (9) Stamp-collecting (9) Plant sometimes known as Stinking Willie (7)
Short slogan or tune often used in radio advertising (6)
Short melody often performed in opera (7)
Glaswegian Labour politician, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 1934 (6,9)
A member of one of the three main historical Jewish sects, along with Pharisees and Essenes (8)
A warning to watch what you say for fear of being overheard (5,4,4)
Type of minerals rich in silicon and aluminium (5)
British monarch who reigned for the shortest time (4,4,4)
Prophetic of ultimate doom (11)
Primitive species of man named after German valley (11)
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Italian for Good Evening (9) Female nightclub singer, derived from French (9)
It’s known as Scotland’s Airline (5,3)
Informal term for a tablet containing a stimulant (3,4)
Hebrew prophet and book of the Old Testament (7)
Position in which plays (3-4)
Small close-fitting knitted hats (7)
Criminal act of setting fire to property in England (5)
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