GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

ACROSS

1 Name the doctor who was the colleague of Sherlock Holmes (6)

8 Which animal does a mahout keep and drive (8)

9 Which chess piece moves obliquely on squares of the same colour (6)

10 What relates to the modern Greeks (8)

11 What do we call an evening party or social gathering (6)

12 Name the NSW premier nicknamed ‘Nifty’, Neville ... (4)

13 Who was an Australian cricketer, noted as a wicket-keeper, Rod ... (5) 16 Which expression applies to one employed to privately instruct a student (5)

19 Name the site of the Taj Mahal (4) 21 Which sport is known as the “Round Ball Game” (6)

22 What is another term for master copies (8)

23 Name another word for a panacea (6)

24 When an object rebounds from the surface it strikes, it is said to do what (8)

25 What is a poem of 14 lines (6)

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2 In which US state does Phoenix lie (7)

3 Name another term for heavenly bodies (7)

4 What do we call the son of one’s brother or sister (6)

5 To be wealthy, rich, or affluent, is to be what (7)

6 Which word is descriptive of being sincerely zealous (7)

7 What is another word for an adhesive label (7)

13 Which term describes an eminent musical composer, etc (7)

14 What is the jurisdiction of a ruling power during the absence of the sovereign (7)

15 Name the British comedian (192468), Tony ... (7)

17 What is the act of anointing, as a religious rite (7)

18 Name a more readily known term for quondam (3-4)

20 What describes property or effects, as opposed to liabilities (6)