Weekend Argus (Saturday Edition)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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ACROSS: 4 What is another term for Morning Prayers (6)

7 Name an artificial channel for conducting water from a distance (8)

8 Which tract of land is completely surrounded by water (6)

9 Name the slashing steel instrument­s made to be attached to rifle muzzles (8)

11 What is another term for xenophobes (7)

13 To be deeply thoughtful is to be what

(7)

15 In tennis, what did the “two Woodies” excel at (7)

17 Which tube enables a person swimming face downwards in the water, to breathe (7)

20 Name a different term for boudoirs (8) 23 What is a common call used to attract someone’s attention (6)

24 What is another expression for a homonym (8)

25 Which word means towards evil or wrong ways (6)

DOWN: 1 Name a colour descriptiv­e of light blue-green or greenish blue (4)

2 What do we call those who entice people, etc, into traps (6)

3 Which strong fibre is used for making sacking or cordage (4)

4 Where was Greg Norman born (2,3)

5 What was a cinematic film, produced in the early days of filmmaking (6)

6 Name the term for a compositio­n for nine instrument­s or voices (5)

9 What are two-footed creatures called (6) 10 What is a lever worked by the foot to impart motion to a machine (7)

12 Which term describes sudden abnormal involuntar­y muscular contractio­ns (6)

14 Name the racehorse that won the first two Melbourne cups (6)

16 What is a light loosely-fitting shirt (6) 18 What describes small recesses (5) 19 Name a hard, heavy, durable, mostprized black wood (5)

21 What is a generally hemispheri­cal roof (4)

22 Which abbreviate­d term is used for a microphone (4)

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