General knowledge crossword

ACROSS

7 How many days did Britain lose in

1752 on changing from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar? (6)

8 What is a Spanish dance and a woman’s jacket? (6)

10 Where is the city of Fez? (7)

11 What thin stick is used to direct a choir? (5)

12 Which plant family includes gladioli, crocuses and freesias? (4)

13 What liquid was used as an anaesthetic before chloroform? (5)

17 Which legendary German magician sold his soul to the Devil? (5)

18 Denpasar is the chief city where? (4)

22 What is a fund of money for communal use? (5)

23 The beaver is the state animal of which US state? (3,4)

24 What describes the tone colour or quality of a voice or sound? (6)

25 What substance in wheat gives an elastic texture to dough? (6)

DOWN

1 Sirène is the French word for which mythological creature? (7)

2 Where, in 1959, was the Tamla Motown record company founded? (7)

3 What bloodsucking worm is used in medical treatment? (5)

4 What is a mender of shoes? (7)

5 What friction match was named after the Roman goddess of the hearth? (5)

6 What are made in a mint? (5)

9 Which hormone made synthetically is used as an anti-inflammatory and antiallergy agent? (9) 14 What is a cord attached to a whistle? (7)

15 What old formal dance was popular at the French court in the 17th Century? (7)

16 What strong, striped cotton fabric was once much used for mattress covers? (7)

19 Which diamond-shaped fish of the ray family is caught for food? (5)

20 The 1856 British Guiana One Cent Magenta is the world’s rarest what? (5)

21 What is waste food mixed with water for feeding pigs? (5)