The Independent on Saturday

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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ACROSS

4 What is another term for a shrew (6)

7 Which male voice is between a tenor and a bass (8)

8 What do we call a place frequented by holiday makers (6)

9 Name an alternativ­e word for sicknesses (8)

11 What do we often hope to get back from the ATO (7)

13 What does one do for the purpose of sinking a ship (7)

15 That which results from something is known as the what (7)

17 In medicine, which machine is used to minutely examine a part of the body (7)

20 Name the figure of a star used as a reference mark (8)

23 To which season does “vernal” relate (6)

24 What are rooms at the top of lighthouse­s where the light is located (8)

25 When one is batting, one is said to be at the what (6)

DOWN

1 Name a popular Indonesian resort island (4)

2 What is an alternativ­e term for fate, or destiny (6)

3 Which is the earth’s only satellite (4) 4 What is another word for poetry (5) 5 What is a mildly reproving term for a child (6)

6 Which word describes a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls (5)

9 What are passageway­s between seats in a church (6)

10 Which term is descriptiv­e of earthquake­s (7)

12 What is a long narrow mark, smear, band of colour, or the like (6) 14 Name an inflammato­ry affection of the throat, such as quinsy (6)

16 Which word describes a collusive syndicate (6)

18 What is a hairbraine­d escapade (5)

19 In golf, what is a score two below par (5)

21 Name the armoured, selfpropel­led combat vehicle that moves on caterpilla­r tracks (4)

22 What is another word for transgress­ions (4)

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