GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

Mini Word Find

ACROSS

1 What is a hymn, as of devotion praise, or patriotism (6)

8 Name a Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway hit (8)

9 Name an alternative term for a standard-bearer (6)

10 What do we call an elected local government representative (8)

11 What are surviving memorials of things past (6)

12 What is the radiance surrounding the head of a sacred personage (4)

13 Which term describes those who apply colour (5)

16 What is the jargon of a particular class, profession, etc (5)

19 What is a less familiar term for money (4)

21 Name another term for yearly (6)

22 What might we call a person who lingers idly (8)

23 Which term describes a whinger (6)

24 What is a highly annoying thing or person (8)

25 Name a crisp, pungent, edible root of a particular plant (6)

DOWN

2 Name another term for a convent (7)

3 To be more hirsute, is to be what (7)

4 Name a renowned Victorian university (6)

5 What are summerhouses also called (7)

6 Which SA town west of Lake Torrens, was established as a weapons research base in 1948 (7)

7 On which river does Taree lie (7)

13 Name a very long Australian river (7)

14 What is a word that describes a person who makes trials or experiments (7)

E-QUATIONS 7

Letters have a number value

E-QUATIONS

Some values are in the right hand cells. Create remaining values using clues in centre cells.

Letters A to Z have a number value. Some are shown in the right-hand cells. Create remaining values using clues in centre cells.

15 To be symmetrical or perfect in form, is said to be what (7)

17 What is a woven coloured cord worn around the shoulder of uniforms (7)

18 When one tidies something up one does what (7)

20 What do we call one who cultivates land for growing food (6)

Find the following words in the grid. They may read in any direction, even diagonally. Some letters are used more than once.

Curio

The yoyo is one of the oldest known toys in civilisation, with an early image found on ancient Greek pottery (c. 500 BC). The yoyo spun its way around the world travelling from China through Asia to Europe and it was the first toy to be used by an astronaut in outer space.

Biyword

Build it yourself using the clues and each of the twenty-four letters once only to form ten words: five across and five down. A key word (bold clue) builds on the letter set in the grid.

CLUES:

Bite (5)

Bush call (5)

Energy unit (3)

Everyone (3)

Gusting (7)

Inclined (5)

Lettuce (3)

Major artery (5)

Presumptuous (7)

Social insect (3)

Solutions Sudoku

Quick Think

Solve the crossword. Each answer has four letters.