GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Across 1.

Seaside resort in East Sussex which has a Christchurch suburb and a small town near Dunedin named after it (8)

4. Ornamental light, suspended from the ceiling, often branched and made up of many small lights (10)

9. One of the four main herbs of French cuisine (8)

11. Scarlet resinous-like substance secreted by certain insects used in cosmetics and varnishes (3)

12. First name of German Field Marshal Rommel, World War II military leader known as The Desert Fox (5)

13. “To the artist there is never anything __ in nature”: Auguste Rodin (4)

14. Traditional French stew of lamb and vegetables (7)

15. , ) !# and Vanessa Redgrave, about US soldiers in Britain during World War II (5)

16. One of Shakespeare’s most sinister villains, the main antagonist in Othello (4)

19. West African country on the Gulf of Guinea, capital Lome (4)

20. War cry of Confederate troops during the US Civil War, the ___ Yell (5)

23. Wife of Basil Fawlty, played by Prunella Scales in the 1970s TV series (5)

26. World heavyweight boxing champion 1964-67 and 1974-78 (3)

27. “Hell is __ and all the devils are here”: The Tempest (5)

29. Surname of around 1% of South Koreans (3)

30. Fifth largest of our solar system’s eight planets (5)

31. Colombian drug lord, 1949-1993, known as the King of Cocaine (7)

32. Oriental perfume created for Yves

Saint Laurent in 1977 (5)

34. & # , frequented by Homer Simpson (3)

35. Part of the brain near the temporal lobe (5)

36. “Life is like an onion. You peel it off one ___ at a time and sometimes you

40. In Scottish folklore, a troll-like fairy (4)

43. Female name of German origin, meaning “universal” or “complete” (4)

45. Type of poster which alerted the public to a known criminal (6)

46. “Autumn is a second Spring when % ' ! & * # $! (4)

47. Nonsense animal species in a poem by Lewis Carroll, The Hunting of the ___ (5)

48. In Scotland, a long narrow estuary or large sea bay (5)

49. First name of late U.S. singer Richie and Argentine footballer Messi (6)

51. Light yellow-brown colour (3)

52. In chess, set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight

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53. The presence or level of glucose in the blood (8)

Down 1.

Capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana (5,5)

2. Point of a joke or funny story (7)

3. Number of ladies dancing in The Twelve Days of Christmas (4)

4. Native American people based mainly in Montana, a Plains tribe who had the Sioux and Cheyenne as neighbours and rivals (4)

5. The __ and the Ecstasy: weep”: Carl Sandburg (5) 1961 Irving Stone novel about

37. New Zealander adventurer ) # , who turned bungy jumping into a starring Charlton Heston and Rex commercial business (7) Harrison (5)

38. In James and the Giant Peach, 6. Rabbit character who appeared relationship of the ghastly Sponge in children’s TV show The Magic and Spiker to James (4) Roundabout (5)

7. Species of grasshopper with short antennae (6)

8. Traditional British suet pudding containing jam (4,4)

10. Ancient Greek meaning of the word hippopotamus (5,5)

17. Major English victory in the Hundred Years War which took place on October 25, 1415 (9)

18. Italian dish of cross-cut veal shanks with vegetables, stewed in wine (4,5)

21. , !# # ! % & !) alphabetically (7)

22. Music festival held in Auckland’s Albert Park since 2017 (7)

24. Tall wetland plant whose long leaves are used for making mats and chair seats (7)

25. Citrus fruit whose name has come to mean something defective or unsatisfactory (5)

28. Beach suburb of Porirua (10)

33. Italian sausage with small cubes # % $ & # ! ! " +(

34. Stage name of Michael Lee Aday, whose 1977 debut album is one of the best selling of all time (4,4)

39. Indian English word for a midday meal (6)

41. Oldest bridge on Venice’s Grand Canal (6)

42. Large town on southwestern edge of Greater London (6)

44. Aromatic resin which has been used throughout history as a perfume and incense (5)

45. Justin ___, Archbishop of Canterbury since 2013 (5)

47. Hit Me With your Best __, song recorded by Pat Benatar in 1980 (4)

50. Native mineral containing a precious or useful substance (3)