General knowledge crossword

ACROSS

1 What floating support is thrown to someone overboard? (8)

7 In a story, who shrank in size after drinking from a bottle labelled “Drink me”? (5)

8 What did Don Quixote mistake for evil giants? (9)

9 What was Dwight D Eisenhower’s nickname? (3)

10 What is the vitreous refuse left after ore has been smelted? (4)

11 What is a protein acting as a catalyst in a biochemical reaction called? (6)

13 Which country includes the peninsula the Peloponnese? (6)

14 What is the capital of Portugal? (6)

17 Which city in Belgium was once the centre of the Flemish textile trade? (6)

18 Platelets help blood do what? (4)

20 What is a document acknowledging a debt? (1,1,1)

22 “When You Wish Upon A Star” is from which Disney movie? (9)

23 What was Debbie Reynolds’ 1957 big hit song? (5)

24 What creature is a very close relative of the lobster? (8)

DOWN

1 Who was Morse’s assistant in crimesolving? (5)

2 What is a ceremonial flourish of trumpets? (6)

3 A petard is a type of what? (4) 4 What dark-coloured China tea is partly fermented? (6)

5 Which tune was a popular marching song then a nickname for the southern US states? (5)

6 What category of vehicle precedes those classified as vintage? (7)

7 What ancient country was in northern Iraq? (7)

12 What rough strong cider is made in the West Country of England? (7)

13 The height of which biblical giant was “six cubits and a span”? (7)

15 “Happy Talk” and which other song does Bloody Mary sing in South Pacific? (4,3)

16 Who was Loewe’s musical- making partner? (6)

17 What is Myanmar still called in some countries? (5)

19 What is a projection on a gear wheel? (5)

21 What is to predict the future by crystal-ball gazing? (4)