General knowledge 856
(answers in next week’s paper)
ACROSS
1 Indian city in Rajasthan that gave its name to a style of riding breeches (7)
8 Genus of trees to which the horse chestnut belongs (8) 9 Of Anjou or the Plantagenets (7)
10 A sign or intimation to an actor when to speak, etc. (3) 11 See 3 14 The principal gods of Norse mythology whose dwelling place was Asgard (5) 15 Surname of the German admiral and Chief of Staff to Hipper, in World War I (6) 16 Asian country whose capital is New Delhi (5) 18 Place where ancient Greeks consulted their gods (6) 20 In mythology, a nymph who was turned into a laurel bush, to save her from Apollo (6) 22 Apostle who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver (5) 24 City of Pakistan, capital of Punjab (6) 27 Insectivorous mammal that must eat almost constantly due to its high metabolic rate (5) 29 “The Dark —”, 1989 novel by Stephen King (4) 30 Bone that extends laterally from the spine in vertebrates (3) 31 Dave —, jazz pianist best known for Take Five (7) 32 Earl, 3rd husband of Mary Queen of Scots, implicated in the murder of Darnley (8) 33 Dishes served between the fish and meat courses (7)
DOWN
1 French playwright famous for Antigone, Becket, etc. (4,7) 2 Edgar —, French Impressionist painter famous for ballet and horse racing studies (5)
3, 26 and 11. Four-volume novel by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1823 (7,2,3,4) 4 Smelling or tasting like rank, stale fat (6)
5 Gypsy girl, the heroine of Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (9)
6 Franz von —, Dalmatian-born composer best known for the works Light Cavalry and Poet and Peasant (5)
7 Insects undergoing metamorphosis from larvae to adults (5) 12 First name of the writer whose books include The Wouldbegoods and The Railway Children (5) 13 “The —”, a fantastic work of science fiction by John Wyndham (6,5) 17 The “garden state” of the U.S.A., capital Trenton (3,6) 19 “— and the Night Visitors”, an opera for television by Menotti (5) 21 Criminal offence that may be common, aggravated or indecent (7) 23 A small pointed tool used to make holes in the ground for planting (6) 25 The first high priest and elder brother of Moses (5) 26 See 3 28 In Anglo-Saxon England, a local administrative agent (5)