General knowledge crossword

ACROSS

1 What type of drinking glass originally had a round or pointed base? (7) 4 What are garments worn by a jockey in a horse-owner’s colours? (5) 7 What short-tailed relation of the bobcat is about a metre long and hunts at night? (4) 8 Someone intensely and abnormally preoccupied with something is said to be what? (8) 10 What unit did James Watt originate to demonstrate the output of his steam engine? (10) 12 Which Russian physiologist studied conditioned reflexes in dogs? (6) 13 Which Egyptian king built the largest pyramid in El Giza? (6) 15 What is a solid figure with 10 faces? (10) 18 What is the main house on a Spanish ranch? (8) 19 What is the main port of Yemen? (4) 20 What is an automaton? (5) 21 What were northern soldiers in the US Civil War called? (7)

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1 What word describes the condition of tilled soil? (5) 2 What tropical tree with intertwining aerial roots forms dense thickets along coasts? (8) 3 What is the popular name for Scottish outlaw Robert MacGregor? (3,3) 4 What blue items feature in a song written by Carl Perkins? (5,5) 5 What is a word for a heavy drinker, especially a habitual one? (4) 6 What are railway tracks used for storing wagons and shunting? (7)

9 What is the final scene in a play or novel in which the plot is resolved? (10) 11 In which TV series did Ronnie Barker play an old lag in prison? (8) 12 What is someone who catches game or fish illegally? (7) 14 “M’aidez!” or “Help me!” in French became what in English? (6) 16 In a pack of cards, which cards have 11 symbols on them? (5) 17 What is a crust on a healing wound? (4)