The Telegraph – General Knowledge – May 13 2018 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| — Beach, city and coastal resort in South Carolina |
MYRTLE |
| — Cassidy, fictional cowboy created by Clarence E. Mulford |
HOPALONG |
| 1967 hit for Aretha Franklin |
RESPECT |
| 1994 film starring Jim Carrey |
THEMASK |
| A. Damon –, US short-story writer, author of ‘Guys and Dolls’ |
RUNYON |
| Anglicised Celtic man’s name |
DERMOT |
| Another name for nicotinic acid |
NIACIN |
| Bar-shaped structure that prevents parts moving apart, e.g. in a vehicle |
TIEROD |
| Buster –, star of silent films |
KEATON |
| Capital of New Jersey |
TRENTON |
| Dark-red cherry used for cherry brandy |
MORELLO |
| Either of the two wings of a cruciform church |
TRANSEPT |
| English painter noted for his studies of animals |
LANDSEER |
| Greek and Roman god of marriage |
HYMEN |
| Greek mathematician, astronomer and geographer of second century AD |
PTOLEMY |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Ivan –, tennis player born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia |
LENDL |
| Miguel de –, author of ‘Don Quixote’ |
CERVANTES |
| Naomi James e.g., one who has sailed round the world |
CIRCUMNAVIGATOR |
| Napoleon who was emperor of France from 1804 to 1815 |
BONAPARTE |
| Paul –, he played Jim Hacker in ‘Yes Minister’ |
EDDINGTON |
| Person refusing to support ideas |
NAYSAYER |
| President of Soviet Union from 1983 to 1984 |
ANDROPOV |
| Roman goddess of wisdom |
MINERVA |
| Roman name for Scotland |
CALEDONIA |
| Sir Henry — -Bannerman, PM from 1905 to 1908 |
CAMPBELL |
| Small place by Loch Broom in north-west Scotland |
ULLAPOOL |
| Synthetic rubber-like polymer |
NEOPRENE |
| Tradename for a communications satellite |
COMSAT |
| US inventor of the incandescent electric lamp |
EDISON |