GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PUZZLE

Across

1 What is a concise summary of the essential facts of a book, etc (6)

8 Which boards are used by painters to lay and mix colours (8)

9 What, in Hindu mythology, is the incarnation of a god (6)

10 Which radiation has wavelengths greater than visible light, and shorter than microwaves (8)

11 What is a coincidence in pitch more notes, voices, etc (6)

13 Which number is also known by the Roman numeral XIII (8)

16 What are large open-air fires celebrations (8)

19 Name an ancient province, formerly a kingdom, in Ireland (6)

22 Which type of gold is sought in sand or mud deposits (8)

24 Name the term which relates to a year (6) 25 What is the payment for the use of money borrowed (8)

26 Name the inland duty on spirits, tobacco, etc (6) of two or used for

Down

2 Name a large, glossy, black, somewhat predacious bird (5)

3 When one quotes a passage, one does what (5)

4 Which runner races at full speed, especially for a short distance (8)

5 Name a symbol in music notation placed on a stave (4)

6 What was the former name of Alice Springs until 1933 (6)

7 To strike out anything written is to do what (6)

12 Name the metallic element, symbol Fe (4) 14 To cover an electric wire with not-conducting material, is to do what (8)

15 Which other term describes out (4)

17 To be in the form of a rectangle is to be what (6)

18 What do we call lucky chances (6)

20 What relates to sound waves (5)

21 Name the processes of testing pupils (5) 23 In the ancient Roman calendar, what do we call the 15th March, etc (4) a passage