GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

ACROSS: 4 What are public fights or noisy quarrels called (7)

8 Which gland regulates the rate of metabolism (7)

9 To howl, as a dog or wolf, is to do what (7)

10 Which ceremonies are connected with the disposition of the body of a dead person (7)

11 What is physical or mental exertion, especially when painful (7)

12 Which long slender sword is used only for thrusting (6)

14 What is a large enclosure in which birds are kept (6)

18 Which informal term means nonsense (7)

21 To have drawn a curve representing a given function is to have done what (7)

22 What do we call the stripes worn on the sleeve of police officers, etc (7)

23 What is one who cultivates a refined taste in food, drink, art and the like (7)

24 Which word means beginning to exist or develop (7)

Down: 1 What is a member of a body of persons charged with carrying out work (7)

2 Which of the nocturnal carnivores feeds chiefly on carrion (5)

3 Name the Australian vaudeville performer, best known as Mo (3,4)

4 What are persons who have attained 18 years of age (6)

5 Collectively, what are animals called (5)

6 Montgomery is the capital of which US state (7)

7 Which artificially produced hard metal is iron in a modified form (5)

13 Which simple machines are used for lifting weights (7)

15 What is a food factor, essential in small quantities to maintain life (7)

16 Who are employed as general assistants in hotels (7)

17 What is a young swan (6)

18 Which meat of the pig is often used with eggs at breakfast (5)

19 What is a person who has the care of the sick or infirm (5)

20 What is another term for a grave robber (5)