GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Crossword no. 845

ACROSS

1 Short satirical theatrical sketch (4) 4 Deed held by a third party until a

condition is met (6)

9 Difference in value between a

nation's imports and exports (7,2,5) 11 Mid-morning break taken for light

refreshments (9)

12 Specially reduced price (5)

13 The Buddhist monastic order (6)

15 Light axe used as a tool or weapon

by American Indians (8)

17 Range of opinions,activities,

emotions etc. (8)

18 Inflammation of the ear, esp.

middle ear (6)

21 Thick-stemmed spiny plants of arid

regions (5)

22 Pulp-filled cavity lying in the base

of a tooth (4,5)

24 Ayrshire boxer who was first southpaw world flyweight champion, in 1943 (6,8)

25 Drug that acts to reduce

cholesterol levels (6)

26 Wooden frame joining draught

oxen at the necks (4)

DOWN

2 Brightly-coloured handwoven silk

cloth made in Ghana (5)

3 Unhealthy condition caused by too

much tea-drinking (6)

4 Unrestrained speech or writing (8) 5 An appearance of St Elmo's fire on

a ship (9)

6 High steep granite ridge near Helmsdale overlooking North

Sea (3,2,9)

7 Head of a convent of nuns (6)

8 ( Scottish) Hawker or travelling

salesman (6,8)

10 Long,difficult journey,usually on

foot (4)

14 Person or thing much in

demand (3,6)

16 ( Archaic) 25%, esp. of various

measures (8)

17 ( Obsolete) Dry white wine from

Spain or the Canaries (4)

19 Where in Scotland man in wrong

met terrible end (6)

20 Devoted follower,adherent or

advocate (6)

23 Small,narrow inlet,cove or bay (5)

Solution to General Knowledge Crossword No. 844

ACROSS: 1, Wildcat. 5, Limoges. 9, Sumpter.

10, Metazoa. 11, Relay. 12, Mistletoe. 13, Lhasa apso. 15, Cheep. 16, Flask. 18, Great glen. 21, Mary quant. 24, Elbow. 25, Lockout. 26, Darnley. 27, Eustasy. 28, Release. DOWN: 1, Wastrel. 2, Lamella. 3, Cutty sark. 4, Thrum. 5, Limestone. 6, Metol. 7, Gazette. 8, Shake-up. 14, Pageantry. 15, Cathedral. 16, Famille. 17, Aurochs. 19, Lobelia. 20, Newtyle. 22, Quota. 23, Tudor.