General knowledge crossword

ACROSS

5. What is shredded fabric waste used for stuffing mattresses, etc? (5)

8. Which animal is pregnant longest? (8) 9. From Spanish, what is a small donkey used as a pack animal? (5)

10. Which active volcano is near Naples? (8) 11. What is the main food of baleen whales? (5)

14. What formerly used measure of length equals about 45 inches? (3)

16. Which country ruled the Ottoman Empire? (6)

17. What is a temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep? (6)

18. What is the abbreviation for extrasensory perception? (3)

20. What is a flattened fold in cloth doubled upon itself? (5)

24. Which city decided in 2000 to revert to its original name of Kolkata? (8)

25. Which Judaean king ordered the massacre of the infants of Bethlehem? (5)

26. Who did Ezzard Charles defeat in 1950 to become world heavyweight boxing champion? (3,5)

27. What is a foot-operated lever? (5)

DOWN

1. What word can precede breathing, going, metal and sleeper? (5)

2. What yellowish fungous substance is a rich source of B complex vitamins? (5)

3. What relative of the onion with dense tufts of long, tubular leaves is used as a herb? (5) 4. What is a plant that completes its life cycle in one year? (6) 6. Which TV series about a newspaper’s newsroom starred Ed Asner? (3,5)

7. What name is given to the arm of the Pacific between Australia, New Guinea and Vanuatu? (5,3)

12. What is at the centre of a dartboard? (8)

13. In which musical film does Gordon McCrae’s Curly play opposite Shirley Jones’s Laurey? (8)

14. Conjunctivitis affects which body organ? (3)

15. What is one circuit of a race track? (3)

19. What is the stationary part of an electric motor? (6)

21. What is an injury from hot liquid or steam? (5)

22. What is a small basin for holy water? (5)

23. What is a flowering plant of the genus Viola? (5)