GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

ACROSS

4 In legend, a box containing all human ills was given by Zeus to whom (7)

8 What describes a man engaged in warfare (7)

9 Which term implies agreeableness of sound (7)

10 What is a stand with shelves for brica-brac (7)

11 What are paper handkerchiefs (7)

12 Which nationality was Hans Christian Anderson (6)

14 What are newly married women called (6)

18 Which medieval science is said to transmute baser metals into gold (7)

21 City that is the seat of government of a country or state (7)

22 To observe closely is to what (7)

23 Which complaint is known as otalgia (7)

24 What are rough struggles, as in wrestling (7)

DOWN

1 To be lacking in dexterity or skill is to be what (7)

2 What is known as the food of sustenance (5)

3 In humans, name the pair of beanshaped glandular organs that maintain water balance (7)

4 Which word means attractive to the eye (6)

5 Backs of necks are known as what (5)

6 Which utterance is characterised by strength, fullness, etc (7)

7 What is a bottomless gulf known as (5)

13 What describes anything constituting a central part (7)

15 Name what serves as a bulwark or defence (7)

16 Which knife is used in surgical operations and the like (7)

17 What are long periods of years (6)

18 Which term describes a person who is fully skilled in anything (5)

19 What is a message sent over a computer network (5)

20 Name the aggregate of goods kept on hand by a merchant (5)