GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PUZZLE
Across
1 What is a brood of chickens called (6)
8 Which agents supply oxygen (8)
9 To be getting older is to be what (6)
10 What do we call one who supports a motion (8)
11 To put an end to, is to what (6)
13 Name a disease caused by eating an affected rye preparation (8)
16 What, in cooking, is a strainer for draining off liquids (8)
19 Which chemical compound is present as a contaminant in certain herbicides (6)
22 Name a type of small shop selling fashionable articles (8)
24 In botany, what is a tubercle (6)
25 What is a substance for sticking things together (8)
26 That which is not done according to a pattern is done at what (6)
Down
2 Which science investigates the principles governing correct inference (5)
3 To sully or tarnish, is to what (5)
4 Name the keg that holds 52 imperial gallons of beer (8)
5 Brass consists essentially of copper and which other metallic element (4)
6 Which deep red transparent mineral is used as a gem and an abrasive (6)
7 What are high-spirited horses (6)
12 What is a “level playing field” (4)
14 One who grows flowers and the like is a what (8)
15 Name an Old World wild goat (4)
17 Egg-shaped things are called what (6)
18 What is a national song (6)
20 Name the US humorous poet (1902-71) ... Nash (5)
21 What is a dome-shaped Inuit snow hut (5) 23 Name the colloquial term for a pre-decimal pound (4)
THE XFILES
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2021-06-20T07:00:00.0000000Z
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