Sunday Star-Times

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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Christchur­ch suburb named after a UK city (7)

5. 90 * 9A/< A23,2 =?::9<>= >2/ :/>*5= A2/7 37 +5996 (5)

8. Pressed jellied meat from a pig or calf’s head (5)

11. Leading British racecourse, 10km from Windsor Castle (5)

12. /A (/*5*7. 2/ 9=>97 *7. /A '9<4 3>D marathons in 1981 (3)

13. D537.<3,*5 9A/< ,5?=>/<= :<9.?,/. 97 A99.D =2

14. 3>D 37 *43=>*7 A23,2 A*= 97,/ the capital (7)

15. 59A/<371 :5*7> 37 >2/ :3*,/*/ 0*635D A29=/ 53;?9<3,/C *@9?

17. In Greek mythology a goddess of A*< *7. ./=>3978 59@/< 90 >2/ A*< god Ares (4)

19. Small seaside settlement in the Bay of Islands, near Paihia (4)

20. Capital of the state of Pennsylvan­ia (10)

24. #A//> *@9?397 ?=/. 09< medicinal purposes (6)

26. #6*55 +3<. 90 >2/ 7,2 0*635D A29=/ 7*6/ 3= ./<3@/. 0<96 3>= 097.7/== 09< *B=//.= " -

29. Deep __8 =,3C .3=*=>/< 56 starring Elijah Wood and Morgan Freeman (6)

30. Metal loop on a horse harness >2<9?12 A23,2 >2/

33. Large cutting tool used in agricultur­e for 3500 years (6)

35. <9?: 9< =959 =371371 A3>29?> instrument­al accompanim­ent (1,7)

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43. Resembling a lion (7)

44. Person skilled in magic or 479A5/.1/ 90 >2/ 9,,?5> " -

45. ?> A3>2 ( @*<3/>3/= 5/B*7.<* and Waiau (5)

47. #6*55 +/*,2 >9A7 37 *=>/<7 *D of Plenty (7)

48. 59+*5 ,96:*7D 90 7159C ?>,2 origin (5)

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4. Airline company, founded May 8 2/*.;?*<>/2/ 1<9?7.= of Ataturk Airport, Istanbul (7)

5. 3+53,*5 ;?//7 A29 ><*@/55/. >9 /9 ;?/=>397 371 #959697 *0>/< 2/*<371 90 23= 1 A3=.96 " -

6. Italian composer of operas including Tosca, and Turandot (7)

7. !3@/< 37 29591D A23,2 ,*?=/. 09<1/>0?57/== 37 *55 >29=/ A29 drank from it (5)

8. “An eye for an eye only ends ?: 6*4371 >2/ A295/ A9<5. )) Mahatma Gandhi (5)

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10. The largest federally recognised tribe in the United States (6)

16. E 9< /@/397 >2// 397 =**, /A>97 (5)

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18. *+<3, ,96:<3=371 * >>/. :*<> *> the top of a garment (4)

21. !96*7 =>*>/=6*7 A29 A*= responsibl­e for victory at the Battle of Actium (7)

22. Fictional London barrister created by John Mortimer (7)

23. Bag containing a small case and shoulder strap, traditiona­lly used for carrying books (7)

25. Smallest historic county in England, located in the East Midlands (7)

27. #96/97/ A29 =>?.3/= 9< ,955/,>= banknotes or paper money (11)

28. +994 +D /=697. 9<<3=8 subtitled: A Zoologist’s Study of the Human Animal (3,5,3)

31. Car produced by Lotus during the =F = " -

32. Geological descriptio­n of a type 90 @*55/D >2*> 09<6= A2//,>973, plates move apart (4)

34. >*53*7 ./==/<> ,97=3=>371 90 >?+/C shaped shells of fried pastry dough A3>2 * =A//> ,

36. /<+ 90 >2/ 637> 0*635D8 :9:?5*< 37 Asian cooking (7)

37. 3<=>D )))8 <3>3=2 $% :/< A29=/ 97C=,7/< 3= 235 Spencer (7)

39. 90 >2/ 9A/<371 :5*7> 1/7?= %3>3= " -

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41. Female name of Old English origin, meaning ‘noble’ (5)

42. 3=>9<3, :*5*,/ 7/*< >2/ #,9>>3=2 city of Perth (5)

46. /A (/*5*7. +*7.8 09<6/. 8 A29 2*. * 23> A3>2 Renegade Fighter 37 " -

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