GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS 5.

Which well-dressed elephant appeared in books by Jean de Brunhoff? (5)

8. German Andreas Stihl invented the modern what? (8)

9. Boise is the capital of which US State? (5)

10. What surgical tie stops bleeding? (8)

11. What bird often features on church lecterns? (5)

14. What long white vestment is worn by priests? (3)

16. What short railway track is used for shunting? (6)

17. Port Jackson is the harbour of which major city? (6)

18. What might a golf hole in one be called? (3)

20. Sir Cliff Richard was born in which country? (5)

24. In cooking, what is “sprinkled with breadcrumbs or grated cheese and browned”? (2,6)

25. What bird sometimes nests on chimneys in Europe? (5)

26. In which George Eliot novel is the protagonist a carpenter in Hayslope? (4,4)

27. A netball team has how many players? (5)

DOWN

1. What white deposit forms in a kettle? (5)

2. What describes the distance between the rails of a railway track? (5)

3. What units of speed are used at sea? (5) 4/6. Which comedy duo appeared in 106 films together? (6,3,5)

7. In Greek mythology, who was invulnerable except for his heel? (8)

12. What small portrait photograph is faded out at the edges? (8)

13. What is delicate ornamental work of twisted gold, silver, or other wire? (8)

14. Which heavy Swedish stove heats continuously? (3)

15. A fatal disease of cattle (1,1,1)

19. Which game features Colonel Mustard and Mrs White? (6)

21. Which brothers compiled an anthology of German fairy tales? (5)

22. What word can precede wool, band and engraving? (5)

23. Aconcagua is the highest peak in which mountain range? (5)