General knowledge crossword

ACROSS

7 What is prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of age? (6)

8 In The Mikado, who is sister to Pitti-Sing and Peep-Bo? (3-3)

10 What style of interior decoration, jewellery, architecture, etc was at its height in the 1930s? (3,4)

11 What is a short melody developed with variations in a composition? (5)

12 What was left inside Pandora’s box after all the evils had escaped? (4)

13 What is liquid from stewing meat, vegetables etc, used as a basis for soups and sauces? (5)

17 ___ Hill, US country singer with more than 40m album sales (5)

18 Which US president earlier joined the US Navy in 1942 as its youngest pilot? (4)

22 What small crane, one of a pair, suspends or lowers a lifeboat? (5)

23 The forerunner of which make of car made its first appearance in 1886? (7)

24 In the US, what is an award for outstanding achievement in the record industry? (6)

25 A lodestone is a type of what? (6)

DOWN

1 In which city was former prime minister Benazir Bhutto born? (7)

2 What is an excessive amount of bureaucracy or adherence to formalities? (3,4)

3 The Michaelmas daisy is of which genus? (5)

4 Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are founding members of which League? (7)

5 What patent make of glassware expands only one- third as much as common glass when heated? (5)

6 What natural pigment is like ochre, but darker and browner? (5)

9 ____ is the guard and support of the other virtues: John Locke (9)

14 Scott Joplin was the first to write down compositions of what style of music? (7)

15 Which peninsula of Northern Europe was the site of a naval battle in 1916 between the British and German fleets? (7)

16 Female name derived from Caritas, used in ancient Rome by Christians (7)

19 An old saying accepted by many as true is called a what? (5) 20 As dogs are canine, what are birds? (5)

21 Ravi Shankar gained fame playing what musical instrument? (5)