GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

ACROSS 1

Which alloy consists essentially of copper and tin (6)

8 Name a ball game of Native American origin (8)

9 To have put on a theatre production is to have done what (6)

10 One who suffers from bouts of otalgia experiences which pains (8)

11 Name the Australian scientific wheat-breeding pioneer, William James ... (6)

12 What is a couch also known as (4)

13 Name the religion of Muslims (5)

16 Which term describes a small spot (5)

19 Name the British actor, Sir ... Guinness (4)

21 What are long-haired leopardlike felines (6)

22 What is a pale, bluish purple colour (8)

23 Name the island, formerly known as Formosa (6)

24 Which term is descriptive of an animate being (8)

25 What is a religious nun called (6)

DOWN

2 The tough stems of which palms are used for canes, wickerwork, etc (7)

3 Abuja is the capital of which W African republic (7)

4 What are tribal chiefs or rulers called (6)

5 Which term is descriptive of fleets of warships (7)

6 What do we call one who is sensitive to the beauties of art or nature (7)

7 To suffer from mal de mer is to be what (7)

13 Which printing types usually slope to the right (7)

14 What are the glass slats, or the like, used as windows (7)

15 What do we call a dominant person in some field of business (7)

17 Which copper coins were equal to one twelfth of a shilling (7)

18 To reduce a corpse to ashes by fire is to do what (7)

20 Name the Spanish conqueror of Mexico, Hernando ... (6)