General Knowledge Jumbo no. 8  by Jo and Eddie James ed.xword@btopenworld.com

Across

1Means of indicating wind velocity used by mariners and meteorologists (8,5)
8Muslim phsyician or ruler (5)
11Said to be the oldest city in Greece (5)
12Houses the England/France rail link (7,6)
13Temporary name, during 20th C., of St Petersburg (9)
14US boxer, first to hold the world heavyweight championship twice (9)
15Manned space-craft designed for re- use (7)
17Currency of the European Union (5)
19Giant or dwarf in Scandinavian folklore (5)
21Cereals etc. grown for sale, not for consumption by the producer (4,5)
23King of Macedonia from 336BC, conqueror of the Persian empire (9)
24Jet engine in which the propellor is driven by a turbine (9)
27Christian festival giving its name to an island in the Indian Ocean (9)
29US singer, Paul, whose 1990 No.1 album had a saintly rhythm! (5)
30Famous 17thC English diarist (5)
31Musical sign cancelling a sharp or flat (7)
34Comically exaggerated imitation e.g. of a literary work (9)
36Italian film director of Blow Up and Zabriskie Point (9)
38Scientist dealing with diseases and functions of women (13)
39George, German-born US Expressionist painter/illustrator (5)
40British motor-racing team, 1978 Grand Prix winner (5)
41First person to walk on the moon (4,9)

Down

1One of the most universally acclaimed pop groups of 20th C. (7)
2Greek heroes who helped steal the Golden Fleece (9)
3Culminating yacht race in the Admiral's Cup (7)
4Bicycle, car etc. built for speed contests (5)
5Scottish golfing mecca (2,7)
6A mountain/mountain range in Nepal (9)
7Port in Israel and it's only outlet to the Red Sea (5)
8Fort near mid-point of Hadrian's Wall (anag. 'dashes out S.E.') (11)
9Fashionable shopping area in London's West End (5,4)
10Italian city, a centre of the fashion trade (5)
16Activity done to increase one's sense of self-importance (3,4)
18Induct into office etc. by administering an oath (5,2)
20HQ of the MCC and cricket test- match ground (5)
21Equatorial constellation named after Greek sea monster (5)
22Regalia of the UK monarchy (5,6)
25Dutch 17th C. old master, painted 'The Night Watch' (9)
26Hard, spicy Italian sausage (9)
27San Jose is the capital of this Central American republic (5,4)
2813th C. Venetian traveller and writer about Far East (5,4)
32West Side Story song or a David Bowie No.1 album (7)
33German industrial city, Wagner's birthplace (7)
34Jewish ring-shaped roll (5)
35Type of mushroom that's a meat alternative (5)
37e.g. N. American Indian symbolic carving (5)


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