General knowledge 958

(answers in next week's paper)

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1, 8 and 18. 1963 James Bond film that featured Robert Shaw and Lotte Lenya (4,6,4,4)

4 Large rodent with body and tail covered with long, erectile spines (9)

8 See 1

9 Ralph Waldo —, poet and essayist who founded a centre of transcendentalism (7)

10 In the Old Testament, the father of David (5)

12 Black or golden-coated dog used for retrieving game (8)

16 John, former member of the Beatles, killed by Mark Chapman (6)

17 Industrial city in France that was the old capital of Brittany (6)

18 See 1 21 Surname of a famous German Renaissance engraver and painter (5)

25 Californian timber tree that often reaches a height of 100 metres (7)

26 Film for which Sir John Gielgud won an Oscar as best supporting actor (6)

27 Undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion, 1987-90 (4,5)

28 God of war of the ancient Greeks (4)

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2 Fine red powder used for colouring cheeks (5)

3 Jewish lawgiver and judge who as a baby was hidden in bulrushes in the Nile (5)

4 Partially decayed vegetable matter used as fuel, etc. (4)

5 Historical enemies of the MacDonalds following the massacre at Glencoe (9)

6 Long, fur jacket with an attached hood, worn in Arctic regions and conditions (5)

7 Joshua —, Zimbabwean politician who was president of ZAPU from 1961 (5)

10 Industrial town in Tyne and Wear, about 5 miles east of Newcastle (6)

11 Keyboard instrument like a small harpsichord (6)

13 U.S. city in which the soap opera Dynasty was set (6)

14 Pierre Auguste —, French painter noted for his nudes (6)

15 In medicine, the laboratory study of cells and tissues (9)

19 Ancient British people of eastern England who revolted against the Romans in AD 61 (5)

20 Hole in the front of a ship through which a cable passes (5)

22 Beyond the limit, range, etc. (5)

23 Short musical composition or exercise (5) 24 In the Old Testament, the eldest son of Adam (4)