GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

ACROSS

1 What is a brightly coloured lightweight jacket (6)

8 Name the tackles used to hoist sails, flags, etc (8)

9 What term relates to any lofty mountain (6)

10 In horseracing parlance, what is a longshot (8)

11 What are sets of containers for vinegar and oil, etc (6)

13 What are the larvae of frogs (8)

16 Name the small organisms that float near the water surface (8)

19 Which central WA desert is near Lake Hopkins (6)

22 What is a sudden, unexpected reaction called (8)

24 In which dome-shaped snow huts do Inuits live (6)

25 Which crustacean clings to ship bottoms, etc (8)

26 What are weighing machines also known as (6)

DOWN

2 Who led the Eureka rebellion in 1854? Peter... (5)

3 What was the former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5)

4 Name a variable electrical resistor (8)

5 What is a more common term for a surfeit (4)

6 Which establishment is used for gambling games (6)

7 To stick fast, is to do what (6)

12 Which is that one of the two bones of the forearm that is on the side opposite to the thumb (4)

14 What are small rowing boats (8)

15 Name an alternative term for Hawaiian garlands (4)

17 What are woolly-haired S American ruminants (6)

18 To be cooking in a microwave oven is to be doing what (coll) (6)

20 Name a very light wood (5)

21 What is a particular form of oxygen (5)

23 What are parts of a circle (4)