General knowledge crossword
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Annual St Andrews University procession (4,7) Adjective relating to study of earthquakes (13)
The practice of not eating or using any animal products (8) An increase or addition (9) Vessel such as Deacon Blue's Dignity (6)
Headgear that was forerunner of Kilmarnock and Balmoral (4,6) Plant fibre used for making rope (5)
Dislike of, or prejudice against, women (8)
Scots word for market (6) One-eyed giant in Greek mythology (7)
Grammatical mood used in commands and instructions (10) Image produced by ultrasound (8)
E.g. Athos or Porthos (9)
Bay where Cook landed in Australia (6)
Canoe made from hollowed tree trunk (6)
Pen name (9)
Crime drama series starring Idris Elba (6)
---- Brosnan, played James Bond in four films (6)
River flowing through Turkey, Syria and Iraq (9)
You ---- Got Me, 1964 chart-topper for the Kinks (6)
Skin disease in which blisters form (6)
Ice-hockey players aka goons (9) Informal term for dogs once called Aberdeen terriers (8) Scots term for rabble or rubbish (10)
Synonym for sagacious (7) Celti c and Rangers have achieved it seven times (6) Divine creative impulse or inspiration (8)
Mountain in Bernese Alps (5) E.g. Salvador Dali (10)
A breach, especially in unity of a church (6)
---- Round Table, its members included Dorothy Parker (9) ---- Island salad dressing (8) Minister's MP assistant is ---- Private Secretary (13) Glasgow birthplace of National Trust for Scotland (6,5)
Puzzle by Midgie
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Period in French history ended by WWI (2,5,6)
Dennis the ---- and Gnasher (6) E.g. Chinook or Sea King (10) Device, such as rhyme or acronym, to aid memory (8) Person who can't stop doing or using something (6) Period when proceedings of law court etc are suspended (6) Shakespeare character with a donkey's head (6)
---- Kiernan, co-star of Still Game (4)
Very dark blue (8)
Sea shanty singer from Airdrie who hit No 1 this year (6,5) Informal term for ear (5-4) Rock, paper, ----, hand game (8) Port at Thurso (9)
---- Dundee, character played by Paul Hogan (9) Synonym for master of ceremonies (7)
Rudolf ----, Austrian pioneer in holistic education (7) Meaning of suffix -plegia (9) National emblem of Canada (5,4) Kafka novel, German title Das Schloss (3,6)
A harsh-tempered woman (9) Meaning of "d" in travel timetable (7)
Henri ----, French artist (7) Insomnia (13)
Village near Annan, birthplace of Thomas Carlyle (11) Weight division in which Benny Lynch boxed (9)
Eeylops Owl ----, where Hagrid bought Hedwig (8) Scotch ----/----/----, served undiluted with ice cubes (2,3,5) Number that can be exactly divided by another (8) Device controlling flow of fuel to engine (8)
Scots term for woodlouse (6) Plural of genus (6)
E.g. Ra or Helios (3,3) Continental Europe's westernmost capital (6)
Ancient kingdom in modern Jordan (4)