GENERALKNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

Across

1. Currency of the Czech Republic (6)

4. Reg __, birth name of EltonJohn (6)

9. Title caveman character in a children’s novel by English author Clive King (4)

10. Placement of the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient (10)

11. Historically, the area of a city (mainly in Italy) towhich Jewswere restricted (6)

12. Richly hued timber with a strong, sweet smell, used in cabinetwork (8)

13. Dancemove which sees the dancer imitate the motion of an irrigation tool (9)

15. Submachine gun used by British forces duringWorldWar II (4)

16. Muscles on both sides of the chest (abbr) (4)

17. Sturdy vertical post used as a support for another object (9)

21. Pointedweight attached to the end of a string (5-3)

22. LargeNorth American deer introduced to NewZealand in 1905 (6)

24. Having reached advanced years, often in good health (4,3,3)

25. Mushroom-like character in the Mario franchise (4)

26. Pertaining to or resembling amitre (6)

27. Fantastic ___ andWhere to FindThem, 2001 book by J.K. Rowling (6)

Down

1. Heinz is the best-selling brand of this foodstuff (7)

2. British physician and lexicographer who published a thesaurus in 1852 (5)

3. Asystemof interconnected electronic components or circuits (7)

5. “The ___ mind has something yet to learn”: George Santayana (6)

6. Timepiece once popular as a retirement gift (4,5)

7. Informal US term for a person who pretends to have money (usually a gambler) (7)

8. American abolitionist and political activist, 1822-1913 (7,6)

14. Person currently holding an office or post (9)

16. Ecclesiastical vestment in the Roman Catholic church, decorated with 6 crosses; originallyworn by the Pope (7)

18. Road to ___: 1985 song byTalking Heads (7)

19. Motorcycle gang established in 1935 (7)

20. Cloak-like garmentworn by ancient Greeks and Romans (6)

23. Yeast-leavened round flatbreads, commonaround the Mediterranean and Middle East (5)