The Telegraph – General Knowledge – Sep 30 2018 Crossword Solution
The Telegraph – General Knowledge – Sep 30 2018 Crossword Solution
Clues | Answers |
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‘Come On –‘, 1982 hit for Dexys Midnight Runners | EILEEN |
— Cousteau, 1910-97, French underwater explorer | JACQUES |
— Neville, singer with Linda Ronstadt in 1989 hit ‘Don’t Know Much’ | AARON |
As below, expression from Latin | UTINFRA |
Australian Prime Minister from 1983 to 1991 | BOBHAWKE |
Be at a — –, have nothing to do | LOOSEEND |
Boot mounted on a blade | SKATE |
Capital of the Bahamas | NASSAU |
Chief city of ancient Mesopotamia | BABYLON |
Diamond-shaped rhombus | LOZENGE |
Eastern European rye beer | KVASS |
Forced discard at bridge | SQUEEZE |
Former wooded district in south-east England | WEALD |
Fruit that, in Greek mythology, induced forgetfulness and dreamy languor | LOTUS |
Fungi with pore-like surfaces instead of gills | Boleti |
Italian police officers | SBIRRI |
Clues | Answers |
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Jump up and force ball down through basket in basketball | SLAMDUNK |
Large area of water north of Iran | CASPIANSEA |
Lifted something to a higher level | UPRAISED |
Maria — –, she inspired the musical ‘The Sound of Music’ | VONTRAPP |
Mythical single-horned animal | UNICORN |
Nabob, a Muslim prince | NAWAB |
Name for Edinburgh literally meaning old smoky | AULDREEKIE |
One who is visually pleasing | EYECANDY |
Roman general who served under Julius Caesar | MARKANTONY |
Roman god depicted facing two ways | JANUS |
Sordid dirtiness | SQUALOR |
Strait between Denmark and Sweden | KATTEGAT |
Tortilla filled with cheese, chilli etc | QUESADILLA |
Treatment used cosmetically to remove wrinkles | BOTOX |
Word from Urdu for a revolution in India or Pakistan etc | INQILAB |
Words or text of an opera | LIBRETTO |