GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 What is the text of an opera? (8)

7 At what age did Chopin write his first polonaise? (5)

8 Which river forms part of the US-Mexico boundary? (3,6)

9 In legal-speak, what is another word for lawsuit? (3)

10 Which renowned Dutch football team took its name from a Greek warrior? (4)

11 The subsoil of what vast, flat, treeless Arctic region is permanently frozen? (6)

13 What is legerdemain also known as? (7,2,4)

15 What kind of entry in an account records a receipt? (6)

16 What is a horizontal shaft into a mine? (4)

18 Which Belgian town lent its name to mineral springs in general? (3)

20 What is the medical term for hives or nettle rash? (9)

21 What shoes have thick wooden soles? (5)

22 What name for a sideboard comes from Italian? (8)

DOWN

1 What is the immature form of a creature before its metamorphosis? (5)

2 What heavy fabric with a raised pattern often contains gold or silver threads? (7)

3 What is the monetary unit of Italy? (4)

4 What describes a sequence of words difficult to pronounce quickly? (6-7)

5 What fleshy lobe hangs above your throat? (5)

6 What is the main flavour of the liqueur sambuca? (7)

7 What is a demonstration of good wishes to a departing employee? (4-3)

12 Lava and magma solidify into what type of rock? (7)

13 Which comic-strip GI first appeared in an American army magazine during WWII? (3,4)

14 What metal upright prevents logs falling out of an open fire? (7)

15 What is a castrated domestic cock fattened for eating? (5)

17 What semicircular jewelled headdress is worn on formal occasions? (5)

19 What is an informal name for the drug LSD? (4)