General knowledge crossword
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ACROSS
1 US state whose capital is Con
cord (3,9)
7 Gypsy woman in Scott's novel
Guy Mannering (3,9)
15 Ruth ----, creator of Chief Inspec
tor Wexford (7)
16 Former S. African policy of racial
segregation (9)
17 Scots term for slapped (7)
18 Rime (9)
19 One settles in foreign country (9) 20 Diacritical sign used in Spanish
and Portuguese (5)
21 Fabric covered with abrasive
powder for polishing (5,5)
22 Item thrown in games or type of
seat (7)
24 Conjunction meaning except if (6) 28 ---- Lady, piste on Cairn Gorm (5) 30 Phrase meaning precisely (2,1,6) 32 It has risers and balusters (9)
34 Informal term for inexpensive
item (7)
36 Memorial on Marwick Head in
Orkney (9)
38 Navy commander or butterfly (7) 39 Largest island in Orkney or Shet
land (8)
41 Group of soldiers (5)
42 Formal interview with person in
authority (8)
45 Paisley or willow, say (7)
46 E.g. electrons or neutrinos (9)
48 Maya ----, American poet and
activist (7)
49 Study of origins of words (9)
50 An attack with heavy artillery (9) 51 ---- McInnes, manager of Kilmar
nock FC (5)
52 Glasgow's underground railway
(6)
54 E.g. James "Paraffin" Young (7) 56 In statistics, each of 100 equal
groups (10)
61 Word that can be preceded by
smoke, false or burglar (5)
63 Profanation or disregard of any
thing holy (9)
65 E.g. Corryvreckan between Jura
and Scarba (9)
66 Company underwriting risk (7) 67 Philosophy associated with
Albert Camus (9)
68 Cooked in cream sauce with mushrooms and green pepper (1,2,4)
69 Movie filmed at Cumbernauld
school (8,4)
70 Singer whose nickname was "Ol'
Blue Eyes" (5,7)
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1 Nearest town to Bass Rock (5,7) 2 Informal term for aspiring or
aspirant (7)
3 Tourist village near Loch Ard (9) 4 Controversial ingredient of many
food and beauty products (4,3)
5 Sudden occurrence of coronary
thrombosis (5,6)
6 Member of crew assisting touring
band (6)
8 ---- service, e.g. police (9)
9 She helped Jason obtain Golden
Fleece (5)
10 Fife dockyard (6)
11 Latin phrase abbreviated as i.e.
(2,3)
12 Synonym for whim (7)
13 London theatre where Royal Bal
let began (7,5)
14 Golf- derived term meaning to
thwart (6)
23 Ancient kingdom in Mesopota
mia (7)
25 City in German state of Bavaria
(9)
26 The Great ----, Charlie Chaplin
movie (8)
27 Increase and decrease, like the
moon (3,3,4)
29 Antonym for 30ac (9)
30 Novel by D. H. Lawrence (3,7)
31 Person from country whose cap
ital is Addis Ababa (9)
33 Adjective, relating to ear or hear
ing (9)
35 N. American pine tree (9)
37 He was defeated at Waterloo (8) 40 A painting on two hinged panels
(7)
43 Winter Olympics sport (5,7)
44 Lighthouse north of Unst in Shet
land (6,6)
47 E.g. Nicola Sturgeon or Jacinda
Ardern (11)
50 Communist Party official (9)
51 Malcolm's brother in Shake
speare's Macbeth (9)
53 Old type of golf club (7)
55 Code word for S in radio commu
nication (6)
57 Tropical American reptiles similar
to alligators (7)
58 Type of satirist such as Jonathan
Swift (7)
59 Boat of Garten is known as the
---- village (6)
60 Unit by which fineness of silk etc
is measured (6)
62 ---- MacDonald, MSP who was
"blonde bombshell" (5)
64 Daniel ----, James Bond actor (5)
‘The King’ (5)
Luminous point in the sky (4)