General Knowledge Jumbo no. 7  by Jo and Eddie James ed.xword@btopenworld.com

Across

117th C. mathematician and founder of modern physics (5,6)
7Male donkey and a type of penguin (7)
11Young children (7)
12Starting point of the Around the World yacht race (5)
13Hal, US film producer or freshwater fish (5)
14Larry Adler's musical instrument (9)
15Nadia, 20C French conductor and music teacher (9)
16Largest known lizard (6,6)
18Andre, US tennis champion (6)
20Japanes island captured by US in WWII (3,4)
22International yacht-racing trophy monopolized by USA until 1983 (8,3)
24Horned dinosaur with a bony neck frill (11)
26__ Stone held the key to understanding hieroglyphics (7)
28Garland's co-star in several musicals (6)
29Theoretically, the lowest possible temperature (8,4)
33Ellen, youngest / quickest woman to sail round the world (9)
35A salt or ester, used as a fertilizer (9)
37Fruit of the oak tree (5)
38Distinctive emblem worn as a mark of office, membership etc. (5)
39Entrails (7)
40Small, square block used in mosaic (7)
41Author of 'Treasure Island' (1,1,9)

Down

1Nationality of dramatist Sheridan (5)
2Famous Italian racing and sports car manufacturer (4,5)
3Capital of New Hampshire – named after peaceful settlement of a border dispute (7)
4Ship trading between Europe and S. Asia in 16-19th C. (4,8)
5Keyboard composition designed to show a performer's skill (7)
6A deputy or viceroy in the Mogul empire (5)
7Old Testament successor to Moses (6)
8Woodwind instruments of the oboe family (4,7)
9Pain-relieving drug (9)
10Typically, vigorous, 'jokey' pieces in a symphony or sonata (7)
16Gustav, 19/20th C. Austrian painter (5)
17Jesse, 1930s US Olympic champion (5)
19Commonly called 'laughing gas' (7,5)
21Paris is the capital of this region (3,2,6)
22Early device powered by nuclear fission (1-4)
23Greek philosopher 4th C. BC (5)
25German military medal for valour (4,5)
27Book listing words with their synonyms / related meanings (9)
28Broad-topped defensive wall with walkway on top (7)
30Mythical Greek husband of Eurydice (7)
31Wide area of land or sea (7)
32Abnormal or morbid fear / aversion (6)
34Biennial US/Europe golf competition, __ Cup (5)
36NW German city, hub of the industrial Ruhr valley (5)


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