The Telegraph – General Knowledge – Feb 26 2017 Crossword Solution
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— -parrot, the kakapo |
OWL |
— oil, used in perfumery |
CITRONELLA |
— Treviso, Italian rugby union team |
BENETTON |
Any of Vishnu’s three incarnations |
RAMA |
Assistance given to poor and disaster-stricken countries |
AID |
Brahma, Vishnu and Siva, the Hindu trinity |
TRIMURTI |
Capital of Corsica |
AJACCIO |
Capital of Valais canton in Switzerland |
SION |
Czech composer of ‘The Bartered Bride’ |
SMETANA |
Exam taken at end of secondary education |
ALEVEL |
Experimental space station |
SKYLAB |
French town famous for its tapestry |
BAYEUX |
Indication of approval from British Standards Institution |
KITEMARK |
Lightweight submachine-gun |
STEN |
Lottery prize to be added to the next round |
ROLLOVER |
Maid of Orleans c1412-31, French patriot and martyr (6,1’3) |
JEANNEDARC |
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Member of a military class ruling in Egypt from mid-13th to early 19th century |
MAMELUKE |
Pacific Ocean between Borneo, Sulawesi and Mindanao |
CelebesSea |
Part played by Jack Haig, Derek Royle and Robin Parkinson in ‘Allo ‘Allo |
LECLERC |
Personification of England |
JOHNBULL |
Relating to rain or rainfall |
HYETAL |
Residue of petrol distillation used as fuel |
ASTATKI |
River flowing into North Sea near Hamburg |
ELBE |
River flowing into North Sea on German/Dutch border |
EMS |
Scottish carbonated soft drink |
IRNBRU |
Sir Stanley –, first footballer to be knighted (in 1965) |
MATTHEWS |
Small town south of Oxford |
DIDCOT |
Subsonic tactical missile |
EXOCET |
Thick drink made with pureed fruit, milk, yogurt or ice cream |
SMOOTHIE |
US TV company, the world’s fifth-oldest, owned by Disney |
ABC |
Wife of Hector in Greek mythology |
ANDROMACHE |
Wife of King Priam of Troy |
HECUBA |