The Telegraph – General Knowledge – Apr 29 2018 Crossword Solution
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— smokie, an unsplit smoked haddock |
ARBROATH |
–‘s Cave, cave on Staffa with basaltic pillars |
FINGAL |
24th book of the Old Testament |
JEREMIAH |
Capital of Bulgaria |
SOFIA |
Capital of the largest South American country |
BRASILIA |
Cloud of small flying drops |
SPRAY |
Colloquial word for a state of excitement |
TISWAS |
Exorbitant demand |
EXACTION |
Flatfish of the genus Citharichthys |
SANDDAB |
Fleshy flaps at the backs of tongues |
UVULAE |
Historical word for a Turkish palace guard |
BOSTANGI |
In Milan, the chief opera house in Italy |
LASCALA |
Jew of central or eastern European descent |
ASHKENAZI |
King of Corinth in Greek mythology |
SISYPHUS |
Large strong bag with handles |
HOLDALL |
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Muse of comedy, also one of the Graces |
THALIA |
Mythical tree connecting the nine worlds in Norse cosmology |
YGGDRASIL |
Occasion reserved for fasting and prayer in the Western Church |
EMBERDAY |
Old verse form of six six-lined stanzas |
SESTINA |
Orange property on a ‘Monopoly’ board |
BOWSTREET |
Oxide of a rare-earth element, a yellowish-white powder |
YTTRIA |
Robert George Dylan –, former England fast bowler |
WILLIS |
Scene of decisive battle in 1805 |
TRAFALGAR |
Seaside resort south of Exeter |
TORQUAY |
Shipping Forecast area in the North Sea |
DOGGER |
Small black bat named after a 19th-century zoologist |
LEISLER |
Swedish botanist who established the binomial system of biological nomenclature |
LINNAEUS |
Tibetan barley dish |
TSAMBA |
Voluntary organisation providing first aid |
StJohnAmbulance |