Hidden within the grid are answers to these 20 clues

1 “Anserine” relates to which creature?

2 Children with the medical condition hyperlexia have an

advanced ability to do what?

3 The rock musical Rent is based on which opera by Giacomo

Puccini?

4 What is the body’s largest internal organ?

5 Which four-letter word beginning with “I” is the Greek

goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods?

6 Who was the mother of the Greek god Eros?

7 Hippoglossus Hippoglossus is the Latin name for which flat

fish?

8 What is the modern name for the African country

Bechuanaland?

9 Which planet in our solar system takes the shortest time to

orbit the sun?

10 Which fish are traditionally used to make stargazy pie?

11 Bara Brith is a fruit bread originating in which country?

12 Watermelons originate on which continent?

13 By what name is Hansen’s disease better known?

14 Solyanka is what type of cooked food dish?

15 Where in the body would you find the scapula?

16 What Italian city shares its name with a variety of Lemon? 17 Which “army” was discovered at Xi’an in China in 1974?

18 William the Conqueror was Duke of which region of France

from 1035 until his death?

19 Which US city was previously called New Amsterdam?

20 What has worn out when arthritis sets in?