GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Crossword no. 841

ACROSS

1 Evergreen coniferous tree once

associated with mourning (7)

5 A flag,standard or ensign (7)

9 ( Scot.) Wooden stick used to stir

porridge (7)

10 ( O.T.) Precious stone worn by the

high priest (Exodus 28:15-17) (7)

11 Anxious or frightened awareness of

danger (5)

12 Something much less impressive

than expected (4,5)

13 Recollection of something long

forgotten (9)

15 River forming part of the border

between Scotland and England (5) 16 ( Scot.) Small person,animal or

thing (5)

18 Corded ribbon used in

dressmaking and millinery (9)

21 Customers of a shop,restaurant

etc. (9)

24 Spiral-horned African antelope (5) 25 Square cap worn by Roman

Catholic clergy (7)

26 Northern Scotland word for

seals,the animals (7)

27 Place where animal hides are made

into leather (7)

28 Pasta in the form of sheets or wide

strips (7)

DOWN

1 Neapolitan ice cream of fruit and

nuts (7)

2 Traditional luxury hotel in

Portugal (7)

3 Small cafe selling alcoholic

drinks (9)

4 Duration of a photographic

exposure (5)

5 ( Law) An action to recover

damages for breach of contract (9) 6 Military body with a specific

function (5)

7 Person taking pleasure in fine food

and drink (7)

8 Area for trying out new machinery

in working conditions (4,3)

14 Period of seven years (9)

15 Where in Scotland the Queen was

represented in St Leger? (9)

16 Early form of trombone (7)

17 Fifteenth letter of the Greek

alphabet (7)

19 Words at the top of a page,

paragraph,chapter etc. (7)

20 Fashionable milliner or

dressmaker (7)

22 Potassium nitrate or saltpetre (5) 23 Wooden frame for holding an

artist's work in progress (5)