The Telegraph General Knowledge - Crossword Answers | 2014 05 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
TRAGEDY BY SHAKESPEARE KINGLEAR
AUSTRALIAN MARSUPIAL WOMBAT
CAPITAL OF PORTUGAL LISBON
CAPITAL OF MOROCCO RABAT
Largest city and chief financial centre of Israel TELAVIV
National bird of the US, now common only in Alaska BALDEAGLE
Peter --, director of the 1997 film 'The Full Monty' CATTANEO
Peter --, French philosopher and scholar famous for his tragic love affair with his pupil H�loise ABELARD
Judas --, heavy metal band PRIEST
Capital of the Basque Provinces of Spain VITORIA
Ancient city in Assyria ARBELA
A redwood tree, especially the California redwood SEQUOIA
1960 film starring John Wayne as Davy Crockett THEALAMO
'The --', a novel by Henry James (1877) AMERICAN
Russian poet (1892-1941) MARINATSVETAEVA
Sauce of crushed basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and olive oil PESTO
Short hairlike organ in the lower plants, serving as a root RHIZOID
Volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa Tambora
The very rare mountain pigmy possum of Australia BURRAMYS
Song written by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Frank Loesser TWOSLEEPYPEOPLE
Small insectivorous, tree-dwelling, nocturnal primate with very large eyes TARSIER
'Forever --', a novel by Kathleen Winsor AMBER
Sweet or savoury Indian drink made with yoghurt or buttermilk LASSI
Place of execution in London TYBURN
'Jack and the --', a British fairy tale BEANSTALK
A light cotton Japanese kimono YUKATA
Historical novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz QUOVADIS
Kitagawa --, Japanese painter and printmaker (1753-1806) UTAMARO