Cape Argus E-dition

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

ACROSS

1 Which type of fish is widely distributed in Australian waters (6)

7 Name a fragrant bell-shaped flower (8)

8 What is the projecting spout of a hose (6)

9 Name the perpetual international yachting cup (8)

10 What do we call officials in general charge of railway trains (6)

11 What, in Latin America, is a landed estate (8)

14 Name an American small squirrel-like monkey (8)

18 Which Parisian gangster has the same names as a Native American (6)

19 When air is released from a tyre, it becomes what (8)

21 Name the young of eels (6)

22 What describes a cake topping of nuts, sugar, spices, etc (8)

23 Stockholm is the capital of which European kingdom (6)

DOWN

1 What is a character embroidered on handkerchiefs, etc (8)

2 To which reptile order does the gecko belong (6)

3 Which trophy is played for by England and Australia in test cricket (3,5)

4 Name a greenish mineral, highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings (4)

5 What is a figure of speech expressing a resemblance of one thing to another (6)

6 Name the street in central London, once on the banks of the Thames (6)

12 What is an alternative term for fortified places (8)

13 Name the Danish author, Hans Christian ... (8)

15 What do we call highly skilled persons (6)

16 Which stick is used to drive the ball in polo (6)

17 What are the young of insects which undergo metamorphosis (6)

20 What is any piece of work known as (4)

THE XFILES

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