The Telegraph – General Knowledge – Sep 2 2018 Crossword Solution
The Telegraph – General Knowledge – Sep 2 2018 Crossword Solution
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Burl –, 1909-95, US folk singer | IVES |
| Carl Lotus –, 1873-1945, US historian | BECKER |
| Centre of a hurricane | EYE |
| Containing a ductile white metal in the pentavalent state | NIOBIC |
| Dried leaves of an Andean shrub chewed as a stimulant | COCA |
| Edgar Allan –, US author | POE |
| Fairy queen said to create and control men’s dreams | MAB |
| Henri –, 1869-1954, French painter and sculptor | MATISSE |
| Horseradish tree genus | MORINGA |
| Jazz having improvised vocal sounds instead of words | SCAT |
| John –, author of ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’ | BUNYAN |
| Kniphofia, genus of the lily family | TRITOMA |
| Large town in Missouri adjacent to another one with the same name | KANSASCITY |
| Large wolf-like dog | ALSATIAN |
| Laurence –, 1713-68, Irish-born novelist | STERNE |
| Michael Joseph –, he was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1935 to 1940 | SAVAGE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Mother of Salome in the New Testament | HERODIAS |
| Newsgroups worldwide | USENET |
| Old stringed instrument | VIOL |
| Part of Glasgow north of River Clyde south of Maryhill | KELVINSIDE |
| Produce unpleasant facts from the past | RAKEUP |
| Rattling or whistling respiratory sound | RHONCHUS |
| Region from northern Mexico to Greenland | NEARCTIC |
| Sacred writings of Christianity | HOLYWRIT |
| Sharp downward blow with the side of the hand | KARATECHOP |
| She played Nora Batty in ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ | KATHYSTAFF |
| Site of Iron Age settlement near Salisbury | OLDSARUM |
| Spirit that has been flavoured with juniper berries together with Italian vermouth | GINANDIT |
| Steward of Olivia’s household in ‘Twelfth Night’ | MALVOLIO |
| Tenure granted to a vassal | SUBFEU |
| Unsaturated hydrocarbon used in making synthetic plastics and rubbers | STYRENE |
| Winged mammal | BAT |
