The Telegraph – General Knowledge – May 27 2018 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Jules Verne’s — — — –‘, 1967 sci-fi comedy film |
ROCKETTOTHEMOON |
| Alfred –, French army officer falsely accused of providing military secrets to Germans |
DREYFUS |
| Another name for potassium carbonate |
POTASH |
| Arm of the sea with strong currents, especially sea between Euboea and Boeotia in classical Greece |
EURIPUS |
| Barrow or burial mound |
TUMULUS |
| Blood poisoning |
TOXAEMIA |
| Camille — – –, 1835-1921, French composer |
SAINTSAENS |
| Channel separating Tasmania from Australian mainland |
BASSSTRAIT |
| Christian descendant of the ancient Egyptians |
COPT |
| City in Lower Burgundy |
MACON |
| Complex of European countries under the rule of a Frankish or German king |
HOLYROMANEMPIRE |
| Elisha Graves –, 1811-61, US elevator inventor |
OTIS |
| Force to suffer (something unpleasant) |
INFLICT |
| Group members’ feeling of mutual loyalty |
ESPRITDECORPS |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Hebrew name for God |
ADONAI |
| Highland region in eastern USA |
APPALACHIA |
| Inaccurate use of a name |
MISNOMER |
| Jezebel’s husband (OT) |
AHAB |
| Language of a people of Japan who are generally taller than most Japanese |
AINU |
| Lilian Mary –, 1874-1937, English theatrical manager |
BAYLIS |
| Mostly low-lying region of northern France |
PICARDY |
| Pen name of Charlotte Bronte |
CURRERBELL |
| Rudolf –, 1879-1972, US pianist and composer born in Prague |
FRIML |
| Small-time criminal |
HOODLUM |
| Song associated with Victoria Wood |
LETSDOIT |
| The only English pope |
ADRIAN |
| Traditional social ideals of the USA |
AMERICANDREAM |
| Unexpected result of natural forces that could not be prevented |
ACTOFGOD |