GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PUZZLE

Across

1 To reach one’s maturity is to do what (4,2)

8 To which animal class does the cow belong (8) 9 Which word means “oxlike” (6)

10 What is a non-commissioned army officer (8) 11 What does it mean, to be exacting in requirements, etc (6)

12 What was the first name of the Persian poet, ... Khayyam (4)

13 Which word is used for ships’ prisons (5)

16 Name another term for vassals (5)

19 What describes any of the large brown seaweeds (4)

21 Informally, what does it mean to be self-assertive (6)

22 Name an alternative word for an actor (8)

23 To be of little breadth is to be what (6)

24 Which rich sweet white table wine is produced near Bordeaux, France (8)

25 To separate the grain from a cereal plant by heating is to what (6)

Down

2 Name the male of the domestic fowl (7)

3 Which species of estuarine and surf fishes is prized for sport and table (7)

4 In music, what describes “in quick tempo” (6) 5 What is a special name given to returned soldiers (7)

6 Which alternative term is used for a dead body (7)

7 What do we call representations of persons or animals carved in stone, wood or the like (7) 13 Name a member of a particular Christian faith (7)

14 To be of the nature of fire is to be what (7)

15 What is another term for the captain of a ship (7)

17 Which different word describes a supreme ruler (7)

18 Name the imperial units of depth, equal to six feet (7)

20 What is a small container for strawberries (6)