Quiz Crossword

ACROSS

8 What is the title of Daniel Defoe’s story of a shipwrecked sailor? (8,6)

9 Which low-toned brass instrument’s name is Latin for ‘trumpet’? (4)

10 Which elite regiment’s motto is ‘Who Dares Wins’? (inits)(3)

11 Which is the second-smallest continent? (6)

13 What was Dickens’ Scrooge’s first name? (8)

14 Who was Basil Fawlty’s wife? (5)

16 Which 19th-century explorer found Livingstone? (7)

17 What was the surname of Yuri, the Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 became the first man in space? (7)

21 What is the name of Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland heroine? (5)

23 Which part of a church lies at right angles to the nave? (8)

25 What is the indigenous religion of Japan? (6)

27 Which molecule, in the form of a double helix, transfers genetic characteristics? (inits)(3)

28 On which river does Leeds stand? (4)

29 Which country shares an island with Indonesia’s easternmost province? (5,3,6)

DOWN

1 What is the pillar near Pudding Lane in London called? (8)

2 What vegetable is named after the capital of Peru? (4,4)

3 What name is given to a triangle that has two equal sides? (9)

4 What is the flavouring of the French drink Pernod? (7)

5 Which sign of the zodiac precedes Taurus? (5)

6 Which large bird with long narrow wings is also called a fish hawk? (6)

7 Which was the Beatles’ second feature film? (4)

12 What was the first name of Ms Terry, the most celebrated British actress of the nineteenth century? (5)

15 Which instrument is used to measure the level of precipitation? (4,5)

16 What are Betelgeuse, KW Sagittarii and KY Cygni? (5)

18 What is the Latin name of the prayer Hail Mary, set to music by many composers? (3,5)

19 How is the global system of connected computer networks more commonly known? (8) 20 What vessel is used for clearing mud from rivers? (7)

22 What is the highest part of a tropical rainforest? (6)

24 What is the surname of

The Likely Lads actor

James? (5)

26 What was left in Pandora’s box once it was opened and emptied of all evils? (4)