The Telegraph - General Knowledge - Apr 29 2018 Crossword Answer

The Telegraph - General Knowledge - Apr 29 2018 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Muse of comedy, also one of the Graces	THALIA
Mythical tree connecting the nine worlds in Norse cosmology	YGGDRASIL
Occasion reserved for fasting and prayer in the Western Church	EMBERDAY
Old verse form of six six-lined stanzas	SESTINA
Orange property on a 'Monopoly' board	BOWSTREET
Oxide of a rare-earth element, a yellowish-white powder	YTTRIA
Robert George Dylan --, former England fast bowler	WILLIS
Scene of decisive battle in 1805	TRAFALGAR
Seaside resort south of Exeter	TORQUAY
Shipping Forecast area in the North Sea	DOGGER
Small black bat named after a 19th-century zoologist	LEISLER
Swedish botanist who established the binomial system of biological nomenclature	LINNAEUS
Tibetan barley dish	TSAMBA
Voluntary organisation providing first aid	StJohnAmbulance

Clues	Answers
-- smokie, an unsplit smoked haddock	ARBROATH
--'s Cave, cave on Staffa with basaltic pillars	FINGAL
24th book of the Old Testament	JEREMIAH
Capital of Bulgaria	SOFIA
Capital of the largest South American country	BRASILIA
Cloud of small flying drops	SPRAY
Colloquial word for a state of excitement	TISWAS
Exorbitant demand	EXACTION
Flatfish of the genus Citharichthys	SANDDAB
Fleshy flaps at the backs of tongues	UVULAE
Historical word for a Turkish palace guard	BOSTANGI
In Milan, the chief opera house in Italy	LASCALA
Jew of central or eastern European descent	ASHKENAZI
King of Corinth in Greek mythology	SISYPHUS
Large strong bag with handles	HOLDALL