GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Across

1. District of Seoul made famous by South Korean singer Psy (7)

5. No.1 hit by Elvis Presley, released in 1958 (4)

7. Middle Eastern/Asian spiced meatball (5)

10. Fruits featured in a sticky pudding (5)

11. Type of long green bean, popular in Britain (6)

12. Australian tennis player, born Stuttgart in 1992, who has a career high ranking of 17 (5)

13. New Zealand bird extinct for over a century (4)

15. The __, 1986 sci fi/horror film starring Jeff Goldblum (3)

17. “Everything has beauty, but not everyone __ it”: Confucius (4)

19. Japanese car maker founded in 1920 (5)

21. American golf club and golf equipment manufacturer founded in 1973 (5)

22. The ___, Irish rock band who have had seven singles in the NZ charts, and a No.1 album (6)

23. Batman ___, 1992 film in which Michael Keaton plays Bruce Wayne for the second time (7)

24. Surname of the fictional Postman Pat (7)

25. American TV series about a husband and wife involved in money laundering, first shown on Netflix in 2017 (5)

27. 1984 song by American rock band The Cars (5)

29. Sport which was part of the Olympics between 1900 and 1920 (3,2,3)

31. Branch of medicine a pathologist specialises in (8)

32. Seed business established in Auckland in 1883 (5)

34. Award for winning a contest or commemorating an event (5)

36. “We live in the ___ – may it last as long as the old earth keep rolling”: Joseph Conrad (7)

37. Maiden name of American singer/songwriter Beyonce (7)

39. Former footballer who was manager of the England team from 1996-1999 (6)

40. British luxury sportscar manufacturer, ___ Martin (5)

42. Bowling game introduced to Australia by German settlers, closely related to skittles and 10pin bowling (5)

43. Pulpit or reading desk in early Christian churches (4)

45. Disease which resulted in 180,000 British cattle being slaughtered in the 1990s (1,1,1)

47. Annual games held in Tauranga, with more than 300 intermediate schools taking part in 2017 (4)

49. “The secret of success is to be __ when your opportunity comes”: Benjamin Disraeli (5)

50. The name of eight English kings (6)

51. Collective term for a group of partridges (5)

52. Woman’s scarf or shawl worn over the shoulders (5)

53. Title given to kings and lords of Iran and India (4)

54. New Zealand term for correction fluid (5)

Down

2. Surname of the New Zealand cricketer who in 2002 scored the fastest ever test double century (5)

3. Very mild expression of surprise (4)

4. Wellington suburb whose name is Spanish for ‘sea view’ (7)

5. Italian composer, 1797-1848, who composed more than 70 operas (9)

6. Slang term for a gang’s area of influence (4)

7. Young girl in a series of books by American children’s author Susan Coolidge (4)

8. In folklore, an animal spirit guide believed to assist witches (8)

9. American author best known for Little Women (6)

10. 2017 song which increased tourist interest in Puerto Rico by 45% (9)

14. Sportswear supplier whose kit was worn by England’s 1966 World Cup-winning team (5)

16. Festival of Nine __ and Carols, traditional Christmas Eve service held at Kings College, Cambridge (7)

18. The ___, comedy group from Liverpool whose best known song is Lily the Pink (8)

20. Inflatable mattresses used when camping (3,4)

26. Breed of domestic chicken from Chile (8)

27. Place used for the construction and repair of ships (3,4)

28. Branch of science first developed in Mesopotamia, Greece and Persia (9)

30. Company based in Aberlour, Scotland’s biggest food exporter, best known for shortbread (7)

33. British daily newspaper founded in 1855 (9)

35. Mythical South American city of gold (2,6)

38. 12th century military leader who was the first sultan of Egypt and Syria (7)

39. American author whose most famous character is Hannibal Lecter (6)

41. According to the nursery rhyme, the piper’s son who stole a pig (3)

44. Person skilled in a particular field; borrowed from the Yiddish word for expert (5)

45. Old English word for a barn, still widely used in Scotland (4)

46. Australian rugby league club which won the Grand Final four times in the 1980s (4)

48. Flat bottomed boat with sloping ends, often used to transport freight (4)