General knowledge crossword

ACROSS 5 Who was Juliet’s lover? (5) 8 Which genus of shrubs includes the species from which tea is made? (8) 9 In radio communication, what is the code word for the letter I? (5) 10 Which river contributes about twothirds of the water of the Nile? (4,4) 11 What is the first letter of the Greek alphabet? (5) 14 What action earns five points in a rugby game? (3) 16 Which country’s national anthem has 158 verses? (6) 17 How many aerial victories were credited to WWI’s Baron von Richthofen? (6) 18 What system of mathematics teaching (___ maths) originated in the US in the 1960s? (3) 20 What is the fully shaded inner region of a shadow? (5) 24 Liquid sewage (8) 25 Which Roman god is represented as a winged boy with a bow and arrow? (5) 26 Which city is Libya’s second-largest? (8) 27 What is a grass border along a road? (5) DOWN 1 In union-speak, who refuse to take part in a strike? (5) 2 What word borrowed from French describes a love affair, especially a secret one? (5) 3/4 Which big-band leader turned down Frank Sinatra as a vocalist? (5,6) 6 What is the study of wines? (8) 7 What is a plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic? (8) 12 Bonnie Prince Charlie is said to have given the recipe for which liqueur to those who gave him refuge in 1746? (8) 13 A racehorse in the calendar year after its year of birth (8) 14 The decimal is based on what number? (3) 15 What tree is common in English churchyards? (3) 19 Which tower, when built, was the world’s tallest structure? (6) 21 Which captain was the Bounty’s best-known? (5) 22 Kathmandu is the capital of which country? (5) 23 What word can precede mine, search and poker? (5)