Jumbo General June 29, 2019 Answers

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Description: SPOT THE CONNECTION What connects 11, 32 and 47 Across? Connection from #522 Jonathan Swift, Gerard Manley Hopkins and Laurence Sterne were clergymen

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Crossword GK Jumbo 523 by Eimi posted on Saturday, June 29, 2019

Across Clues

• Minister of Transport from 1934 to 1937 who rewrote the Highway Code and introduced the driving test and a beacon at pedestrian crossings
• The seventh sign of the zodiac
• A domesticated South American cud-chewing mammal closely related to the llama
• Composer born in 1819 whose operettas include Orpheus in the Underworld
• Country whose capital is Buenos Aires
• The political unification of Italy in the 19th century
• In German philosophy and epistemology, a comprehensive view or personal philosophy of human life and the universe
• See 53
• Infraorder of the cockroach order Blattodea to which termites belong
• Small smooth-haired breed of dog of African origin that is unable to bark
• 1959 UK top ten hit for Neil Sedaka
• 17th-century card game that was the first in which a trump suit was established by bidding
• Former West Indian cricketer chosen by Wisden in 2002 as the greatest ODI batsman of all time
• The capital of Egypt
• See 38
• Japanese dish of bite-sized pieces of raw fish eaten with soy sauce and wasabi paste
• 1924 composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band
• US state whose capital is Albany
• American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist whose 1962 album Midnight Special features Bob Dylan playing harmonica on the title track
• Consultant Editor for the Daily Mail often seen on TV with Kevin Maguire from the Daily Mirror
• Older of the singing brothers whose hits included Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie and All I Have to Do Is Dream
• Italian painter of the Early Renaissance whose masterpieces include The Birth of Venus and Primavera
• Plants of the monocotyledonous flowering family Araceae
• Tottenham Hotspur’s record goalscorer who has also scored more hat-tricks for England than anyone else
• Constituent part of the University of Oxford converted into a military hospital during World War I whose patients included Robert Graves and Siegfried Sassoon

Down Clues

• A synthetic fibre developed at DuPont in 1965, consisting of long-chain polyamides, with a high tensile strength and temperate resistance
• A work on astronomy, compiled by Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD, containing a description of the geocentric system of the universe and a star catalogue
• Currency that a creditor must by law accept in redemption of a debt
• A small strip of fish or chicken, coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried
• The holiest city of Islam
• Hampshire village that is home to the National Motor Museum
• 2000 film starring Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt and Candice Bergen
• 1980 horror film directed by John Carpenter, who also co-wrote the screenplay and composed the music
• The capital of Portugal
• Another name for fruit sugar
• Oscar-winning actor who topped the UK singles chart in 1970 with Wand’rin’ Star
• Linda McCartney’s maiden name
• 1748 Samuel Richardson novel subtitled the History of a Young Lady
• Franco-German theologian, organist, philosopher and physician who received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize
• Elegy written by Percy Bysshe Shelley on the death of John Keats in 1821
• Horse that won the 2002 Grand National
• Lion in the TV series The Herbs
• Russian venue for the 2014 Winter Olympics
• Pale green transparent variety of the olivine chrysolite, used as a gemstone
• English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends in 1647
• Mild analgesic drug known as acetaminophen in the US
• WWE professional wrestler born Natalie Nelson
• The Brazilian rodent Kerodon rupestris, also called a mocó
• 1977 album by John Martyn featuring the songs Couldn’t Love You More and Small Hours
• The capital of Tanzania
• The larger of the two satellites of Mars
• Oscar-winning 1968 film directed by Carol Reed, based on a musical by Lionel Bart
• Name of the largest lake in Europe
• Small projection on the anterior edge of the wing of a bird, also called a bastard wing