Crossquiz

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Across

1. —The effigies of what two legendary British giants were destroyed by incendiary bombs in World War II? 7. What maiden was beloved by Pyra mus? 8. —Who is the patron saint of Scotland? 10. —What male bird is famous for its rich love-song heard chiefly at night? 14.—Which planet is seventh in order of distance from the Sun? 16. —ln classical mythology, who was the god of sleep? 17. —What mountain range is the highest in Scotland? 20. —What was the old-fashioned term for "paralysis"? 23.—T0 what class of animals, do crabs

and lobsters belong? 24. —Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world? 25. —Of what is the mongoose the arch enemy?

Down

1. —What was the name of the German who set up the world's first printing press? 2. —Who composed the music for the Peer Gynt suites? 3. —What is aniline used in the manu facture of? 4. —Which Italian city is famous for its velvet? 5. —"Kissing's out of fashion when the .— is out of bloom"? 6. —lnto what does a cygnet grow?

9.—A n insect swallowed by an mantis? 11 .—What is the most ancient of the wind instruments? 12. —Who wrote under the pen-name of ■lia? 13. Who said "Gie fools their silks and knaves their wine, A Man's a Man for a' that"? 15. —What sea is north of Australia and south-west of Papua? 16. —What relation was Jacob to Isaac? 18. —What concave construction was intro duced into architecture by the Romans? 19. Which country sponsored Columbus' voyage of discovery? 21. —What measure is equal to 7.92 inches? 22. —Which anima’s are used for transport in the mountains of Tibet? 23. —From what is cod-liver oil obtained?