GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

ACROSS

4 Name the renowned Aussie Rules footballer, 1893-1963, Roy (up there) ... (6)

7 What is the profession of one who makes or deals in gems (8)

8 Name an oval shaped nut, from a tree grown in warm temperate regions (6)

9 What is a colloquial term for an unkind remark (8)

11 Which unit expresses sound intensity (7)

13 In science fiction, what is a robot, made to resemble a human being (7)

15 Which other term describes governesses (7)

17 What do we call a person having ginger hair (7)

20 What is another name for nightclub floor shows (8)

23 Which word describes a foolish person (6)

24 Name one of the rulers in a form of government vested in a few (8)

25 What is intense fear (6)

DOWN

1 What designates one who inherits the estate of a deceased person (4)

2 Name a person engaged in the art of sword fighting (6)

3 What is an alternative term for a cudgel (4)

4 What is a box used for transporting things (5)

5 Lusaka is the capital of which landlocked African republic (6)

6 Which long, shafted weapon is used by mounted soldiers in charging (5)

9 Name the amphibious rodent noted for its ingenuity in damming streams (6)

10 What are appendices to a book (7)

12 Name the pieces of transparent substance used in spectacles (6)

14 What is a brief fall of rain (6)

16 In which country was Edvard

Grieg born (6)

18 Persons of the highest class are referred to as the what (5)

19 What is a more common term for a thespian (5)

21 Name the security deposited as a condition of a prisoner’s release (4)

22 What are sudden muscular contractions in the face (4)