GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

ACROSS 4

Name the Australian prime minister 1903-04, 1905-08 and 1909-10 (6)

7 Which Queensland coastal river rises northwest of Mossman (8)

8 What do we call a shunt inserted by surgery (6)

9 Which peripheral nerve disease is caused by a deficiency in vitamin B (4-4)

11 What is an artist’s studio also known as (7)

13 Name a prosecution of a claim in a court (7)

15 What is a form of pasta cut into flat sheets (7)

17 To look down upon, as in contempt, is to do what (7)

20 What describes that which relates to valuable records (8)

23 That which resembles stars is called what (6)

24 What is another term for homeless wanderers (8)

25 Name the US most prolific inventor, Thomas

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DOWN

1 By which name is a fully grown female horse known (4)

2 What are heavy iron blocks used by blacksmiths (6)

3 To be enjoying liberty is to be what (4)

4 Which entry is recorded on the left side in accounting (5)

5 What is a sealed glass bulb used to hold hypodermic solutions (6)

6 Name a less readily known term for offspring or progeny (5)

9 What is a simple narrative poem (6)

10 To board a goods train illegally is to jump the what (7)

12 What is another term meaning to abrogate (6)

14 Which word is descriptive of an electrician (6)

16 To which kingdom do human beings belong

(6)

18 To have freed from anxiety or care, is to have done what (5)

19 What is a fashionable business establishment called (5)

21 To quote a passage, especially as an authority, is to do what (4)

22 What is another word for a poker stake (4)