GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

crossword no. 803

ACROSS

1 Amount by which something falls short (7) 5 Scottish economist who advocated the issue of paper money (4,3) 9 Swindler, especially at cards (7) 10 Hollow crater at top of a volcano (7) 11 (U.S.) Small inexpensive restaurant (5) 12 Large body of troops forming part of a brigade (9) 13 Steward or major-domo of a mediaeval house (9) 15 Short stay at a place, esp. a house (5) 16 (Heraldry) Triangular charge formed by two lines meeting at 45 degrees (5) 18 One more active when it is late or dark (9) 21 (Myth.) Nymph who lives in a tree and dies with it (9) 24Miserly or crotchety person (5) 25 Infant less than four weeks old (7) 26 Alternative term for a pilot (7) 27 Store of weapons and ammunition (7) 28 Plant with greenish flowers and square stem (7)

DOWN

1 Seat where occupants sit back-to-back (3-1-3) 2 Where in Scotland it’s cooler around loch (7) 3 Ornamental covering over a horse’s saddle or harness (9) 4 Strong, regular beat or sound (5) 5 (Scottish – 17th c.) Large clasp knife or pocketknife (9) 6 Game played on a chequered board of 256 squares (5) 7 (Scottish) Lamps or lamplighters (7) 8 Stand with shelves for small objects (7) 14 Scot responsible for Europe’s first passenger steamboat, in 1812 (5,4) 15 Tendril-climbing plant such as the sweet pea (9) 16 (O.T) Valley below Jerusalem where children were sacrificed (7) 17 Wild or broad-leaved garlic (7) 19 Orange-red dye used for colouring foods (7) 20 (Hebrew) The condition of being fit for ritual use (7) 22Cause of continuous loss of a resource (5) 23 Refuse from malt after brewing (5)