GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

ACROSS

4 Name the New Guard member who disrupted the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932 (2,5)

8 Which compound is used for household use as an insect deterrent (7)

9 Name a plant of the mint family, used in cooking (7)

10 Which, with Jaffa, is the largest city in Israel (3,4)

11 Name a piece of soft material, as wax, inserted in the outer ear to keep out noise, etc (7)

12 What is another term for a learned person (6)

14 Which is the largest state in the US (6)

18 What are periods of ten years (7)

21 Which utensils are made of an alloy of tin and lead (7)

22 What is a pilot of an aeroplane called (7)

23 What is a chemical element with varying numbers of neutrons (7) 24 Which term describes the range of vision (7)

DOWN

1 Which implements with a long curved blade are used for mowing grass (7)

2 To fuse ore in order to separate the metal contained, is to do what (5)

3 What is the striped badge worn on the sleeve as an indication of rank, etc (7)

4 Name one who moves livestock, usually over long distances (6)

5 Who wrote “The Female Eunuch”, in 1970, Germaine ... (5)

6 What are persons considered to be a source of wise counsel of prophesy (7)

7 Name a loosely held type of sandal (5)

13 What is a modified virus, used for preventive inoculation (7)

15 Name the English cricketer, noted for the “bodyline” incident, Harold

... (7)

16 Name an aromatic seed of a herbaceous plant, used in medicine, cooking, etc (7)

17 What is another term for lively intelligence (6)

18 Name the English buccaneer who circumnavigated the globe (5)

19 Of which nationality did the painter, Vincent Van Gogh belong (5)

20 What is a different word for a convict (5)