General knowledge crossword

ACROSS

1 In which sport do you see players feverishly brushing the ice surface? (7)

4 What might a judge do before a jury withdraws to consider its verdict? (3,2)

7 Voussoirs form what type of construction? (4)

8 What is the name of Henri Charriere’s book about his imprisonment and escape from French Guiana? (8)

10 What is a boxing match fought for money? (10)

12 Where was a boys’ choir founded in

1498? (6)

13 What is a baby ferret called? (6)

15 Which lord featured in children’s books by Frances E Hodgson in the 1880s? (10)

18 Who was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo? (8)

19 What is an aromatic ointment for anointing, soothing and healing? (4)

20 What long-tailed parrot is native to South and Central America? (5)

21 Which Russian leader (Boris _____) announced his retirement on New Year’s Eve, 1999? (7)

DOWN

1 What is a painful, involuntary contraction of a muscle? (5)

2 What is a person appointed by a court to administer the property of a bankrupt? (8)

3 What is the technical word for pregnant? (6)

4 Where in London did a meat market open in 1866? (10)

5 Which unit of measurement came from the Roman measure of 1000 paces? (4) 6 Which paperback company was founded in 1935? (7) 9 Which 1930s film star was nicknamed the “Blonde Bombshell”? (4,6)

11 Which 1977 film features Harrison Ford as a likeable mercenary pilot? (4,4)

12 Where is the dong used as currency? (7)

14 Who is the thinking dog created by Charles Schultz? (6) 16 What country occupies the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula? (5)

17 Which organisation was founded in 1960 to protect the interests of oil-producing nations? (4)