GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
Across 6. Plant of the mint family used in Asian cooking as well as traditional Chinese medicine (7) 7. “Those who will not be governed by God will be __ by tyrants”: William Penn (5) 9. In Greek mythology, the founder and king of Troy (4) 10. Rooftop platform built on 19th Century North American coastal houses (6,4) 11. Small fish with an upright posture of the genus Hippocampus (8) 13. New Zealand band whose debut album was titled You Are Here (6) 15. In the US, law enforcement unit which uses military equipment and tactics in high-risk situations (4) 17. 1977 comedy film starring George Burns and John Denver (2,3) 18. Old board game derived from the Indian game Pachisi (4) 19. Malaysian state whose capital is George Town (6) 20. Any of the six chemical elements which make up Group 18 of the periodic table (5,3) 23. Sub-region in the northwestern part of Oceania comprising thousands of small islands (10) 26. Word which precedes broth, china and marrow (4) 27. New Zealand television series whose theme tune was performed by Beaver Morrison (5) 28. Range of hills in the counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire (7) Down 1. Italian dish of grilled bread rubbed with garlic, served with various toppings (10) 2. Slang term for the telephone (6) 3. Collective name for a group of gorillas (4) 4. Named the highest paid model on the planet by Forbes magazine in 1995 (8) 5. Type of hammer used to knock nails into, or extract them from, an object (4) 6. Sum of money offered as a prize (5) 8. In the human body, muscle named after the shape of the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (7) 12. Name by which the Parthenon Marbles are also known (5) 14. Green, leafy vegetable also known as chard (10) 16. The __ Woman, 1937 painting by Pablo Picasso (7) 17. Letitia Cropley’s role within the church on the British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley (8) 21. Breed of Charlie Brown’s pet dog Snoopy (6) 22. Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997-2006 (5) 24. 2015 drama film for which Brie Larson won the Academy Award for Best Actress (4) 25. NZ actress known for her role in the Sione’s Wedding films (4)