GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

ACROSS

1 Name the men who accompany brides (6)

8 What are the long, coiling extensions of certain climbing plants (8)

9 What is the incarnation of a god called (6)

10 Which crystallised violet quartz is used in jewellery (8)

11 Name the arched upper surface of the human foot (6)

13 What is said to be the final abode of the righteous (8)

16 Name a guitar-picker’s accessory (8)

19 Name another term for an antelope (6)

22 What is the practice of taking on a child as one’s own (8)

24 What is a large merchant ship with rich cargo called (6)

25 Name the nationality of Marco Polo (8)

26 Which vast treeless type of plain is situated in some arctic regions (6)

DOWN

2 Name a large, glossy black, predacious bird (5)

3 What is a company of eight singers (5)

4 Name a person employed to groom racehorses (8)

5 On which part of the leg does the patella lie (4)

6 Name a flower, cultivated for personal adornment (6)

7 What are bottle-shaped containers (6)

12 Name a rice wine popular in

Japan (4)

14 To which animal division does the cow belong (8)

15 Name a state in the central United States (4)

17 What is another name for an account book (6)

18 Which metallic element has the symbol Cu (6)

20 Which term describes an irreligious person (5)

21 What is an optical maser (5)

23 Name the Egyptian goddess of fertility and nature (4)