Jumbo General May 30, 2020 Answers

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Description: SPOT THE CONNECTION What connects 11, 32 and 50 Across? Connection from #570 Oxford University, Bury and Royal Engineers have won the FA Cup

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Crossword GK Jumbo 571 by Eimi posted on Saturday, May 30, 2020

Across Clues

• American poet, painter, essayist, author and playwright whose poems include since feeling is first
• Roman author known as the Elder who died as a result of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD
• Sax ___, pen name of English novelist Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward, who created the master criminal Dr Fu Manchu
• Brand name for paraffin whose TV advertising included a rewritten version of the song Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
• Burmese-born singer best known for fronting Bow Wow Wow
• Song written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez whose title translates as “kiss me generously”
• 1993 action film starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow
• Glenn ___, former Australian cricketer who holds the record for the highest number of Test wickets by a fast bowler
• The soul of wit, according to Polonius in Shakespeare’s Hamlet
• 1929 agreement by which the papacy recognised the state of Italy, with Rome as its capital, and Italy in return recognised papal sovereignty over the Vatican City
• Kingdom of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy associated with King Offa and Lady Godiva
• Republic in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa whose capital is Praia
• See 24
• American author whose works include The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms
• The Promised Land of the Israelites
• Genus of over 700 species of trees, shrubs and small bushes including ebony and persimmon trees
• Middle name of the fictional supervillain Blofeld in the James Bond series of novels and films
• City in Orange County, California, that is the site of Disneyland
• See 48
• Edible sea snail of the genus Haliotis
• 1994 film starring Tom Hanks which won six Academy Awards
• Italian sculptor and architect whose works include the Baldacchino over the high altar of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome
• English writer best known for Three Men in a Boat
• Fictitious poet-in-residence in the magazine Private Eye created in 1972 by Barry Fantoni
• The capital of Australia’s Northern Territory
• Ethan ___, American soldier during the War of Independence who led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont
• The administrative centre of Wiltshire

Down Clues

• Postman Pat’s black-and-white cat
• Memoir by Isak Dinesen, nom de plume of Danish author Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke
• Tobias ___, Scottish novelist, whose picaresque satires include Roderick Random, Peregrine Pickle and Humphry Clinker
• In the Old Testament, the fifth son of Jacob by his wife Leah
• Nigel ___, goalkeeper who came on as a substitute for Jimmy Rimmer ten minutes into Aston Villa’s 1982 European Cup Final victory over Bayern Munich
• Dog originally bred for fighting, ownership of which is prohibited in the UK by the Dangerous Dogs Act of 1991
• Haitian rapper, musician and actor who found fame with the Fugees
• 1975 adventure film starring Charles Bronson, based on a 1974 novel of the same name by Alistair MacLean
• Song written by Ernie Maresca that gave Dion a UK top ten hit in 1962
• American actress whose films include Blade Runner, Dune, No Way Out and Wall Street
• Any congenital growth or pigmented blemish on the skin
• Town in Greater Manchester noted for its cakes, made from flaky pastry, butter, nutmeg, candied peel, sugar and currants
• Card game for two played with 32 cards and king high
• Pop song whose English language version was a top ten UK hit for Sylvia in 1974
• Aiden ___, Falkirk-born winger with 93 Republic of Ireland caps who joined Charlton Athletic on loan from Sunderland in January 2020
• Leader, with his brother Horsa, of the first Jutish settlers in Britain
• In France, a municipal district of certain cities, such as Paris
• Translucent gelatinous substance used as a lubricant and as an ointment base
• The ___, the fifth canvas in William Hogarth’s series of six paintings known as Marriage à-la-mode
• Roman Catholic priest and detective created by G K Chesterton
• Austrian-born actor whose roles include Jeremiah Durrance in Now, Voyager and Victor Laszlo in Casablanca
• Judith ___, American novelist whose works include Scruples and Princess Daisy
• A small round boneless slice of lamb from the fillet or leg
• A shoulderless, sleeveless, strapless women’s garment
• 1977 UK number one single by Brotherhood of Man
• Fashion consultant, author and TV presenter best known for his Channel 4 programme How to Look Good Naked
• See 10
• See 7
• Lou ___, German musician best known for his 1999 hit single Mambo No 5