Telegraph Giant General Knowledge Answers - Saturday, 1st July 2023

There are 32 across clues and 33 down clues for the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword on Saturday, 1st July 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 11:	Devonshire-born double cream-drinking, globetrotting, roller-skating and surfing “Queen of Crime”, who acquired her knowledge of poisons during her time spent working in a hospital dispensary
AAcross 12:	The curly caudal extremity of a porcine beast known as a grunter; a lock of hair bunched or plaited behind or at the side of the head; a twist of tobacco; a short length of cable or rope; or, the flamingo flower
AAcross 13:	Known to the Anglo-Saxons as Haymonath or Maedmonath, respectively referring to haymaking and the flowering of the meadows, a month named after a Caesar
AAcross 14:	A lepidopteran such as a cream wave, lace border, maiden’s blush, purple-bordered gold, small scallop or vestal whose scientific name, Geometridae or geometer, means “earth measurer”
AAcross 15:	“Colonel” whose thwarted attempt to steal the crown jewels from the Tower of London is commemorated there with a variety of red velvet chocolate cake
AAcross 16:	Cornish Rex, Ragdoll, Tiffanie, tortoiseshell or other such a feline, whose proverbial look at a king refers to one’s rights, regardless of status
AAcross 17:	A mildly cucumber-flavoured herb with azure, cerulean or sky-blue star-shaped flowers beloved by bumblebees and honey bees and used to garnish a claret/Pimm’s cup
AAcross 18:	Spikes on the backs of gamecocks’ legs; goads on the heels of horse-riders’ boots; or, by extension, things serving to incentivise, prompt or urge forth
AAcross 19:	From a word for a thong for honing razors, a strip of leather/cloth for binding a bag/trunk, securing a wristwatch or worn on the shoulder; or, an old nickname for a barber
AAcross 21:	A corkscrew- or spiral-shaped curl of hair; a fairy dance in a circle; or, a velvety brown butterfly that derives its name from its small eye-spots
AAcross 23:	Said to be worth 1,000 words, a drawing, painting or other image
AAcross 26:	Sickle-like tool with a wooden snath and a curved blade for mowing grass or reaping crops by hand
AAcross 28:	Fine cotton cloth with a number of culinary uses; a dressmaker’s pattern or toile of said fabric or of calico; or, nautical slang for sails/canvas
AAcross 31:	An outing devoted to militaristic displays/manoeuvres, nature study, sport or other outdoor activity; or, any time of great success or enjoyment, especially at others’ expense	FIELD DAY
AAcross 32:	The hum of bees or of voices in conversation; a euphoric rush; an atmosphere of excitement; or, a whispered rumour or report
AAcross 34:	From a word for a soft material layered between two pieces of fabric, a duvet or a patchwork coverlet
AAcross 36:	Word for a fountain originally, later a great wave; swell; a billowing cloud; or, a transient rush of crowds, electricity, emotion, power etc
AAcross 38:	A mew such as the gregarious chip-, ice cream- and pasty-stealing “herring” species, Larus argentatus, ubiquitous of the seaside
AAcross 39:	Italian word for a final layer of plaster upon which fresco is painted during a “giornata” of a frescoist
AAcross 42:	From the French for “chalk”, a wax pastel, colouring pencil or other drawing material in stick form
AAcross 44:	Spice used to flavour Blytonian beer/pop or human being-shaped biscuits; or, a carroty colour of hair
AAcross 45:	From Greek for “molten”, a glassy object formed during a meteorite’s high-energy impact on Earth
AAcross 47:	A plate or pochoir perforated with patterns or lettering through which paint is pressed to produce a print upon a surface such as paper
AAcross 48:	An eager cry of excitement or joy; a form of hide-and-seek; or, a bump or dip on a motocross racetrack
AAcross 49:	An apple-corer; cheese-gouger; water-bailer; ice cream- or mashed potato-server; or, a hand shovel for taking up flour, fodder, grain etc
AAcross 51:	A first reading-book; an elementary introduction; a cosmetic base applied before foundation; or, a preparatory undercoat of paint
AAcross 53:	A cave, lair or valley; a secret hideout; a private room for study or relaxation; or, a haunt of iniquity
AAcross 54:	Coffee named after the Yemeni port whence it was first shipped; any chocolaty espresso-based drink with a flavour reminiscent of this; or, either example’s dark brown colour
AAcross 55:	Forename of the air-pump inventor who believed Earth was as light as a feather and demonstrated that his copper Magdeburg hemispheres could create such a vacuum that 16 horses could not pull them apart
AAcross 56:	Word first for an eccentric or odd-looking person or thing, later a test of knowledge for fun or competition
AAcross 57:	Assemblages or displays of troops; round-ups of livestock in Oz or down under; or, parties of peacocks
AAcross 58:	The art of making, manipulating or performing with marionettes; said dolls collectively; or, artifice
DDown 1:	Buds, scions, sprouts or tendrons; weft threads; rapids in streams; or, photographic sessions
DDown 2:	The dark outline of a person or thing against a brighter background, said to have taken its name from a French financier whose hobby was the cutting of paper shadow portraits
DDown 3:	Currier’s son who taught himself to draw before being celebrated as one of the greatest of all horse painters
DDown 4:	Chiffon-like sponge cake whose mixture is used to make lady’s fingers and small scalloped madeleines
DDown 5:	Word originally for a short knife or digging tool, later a potato
DDown 6:	A “pocillum ovi ” for holding one’s boiled oeuf during its devourment
DDown 6:	A “pocillum ovi ” for holding one’s boiled oeuf during its devourment
DDown 7:	A terrace near a house laid out with a formal arrangement of flower-beds; or, a theatre’s orchestra stalls
DDown 8:	Latin name for frankincense
DDown 9:	Word meaning “slightly open”, as in a window/door; or, inharmonious
DDown 10:	A journey through the air; a flock or body of airborne arrows, birds, insects etc; the swift passage of time; or, a wandering of imagination or fancy
DDown 20:	Word used to mean abundant, deep in colour, elaborately decorated, fertile, full-bodied, laughable, splendid, sumptuous or wealthy
DDown 22:	Indian-style smoothie drink
DDown 24:	A pot or perforated metal ball in which to steep tea leaves or herbs
DDown 25:	From Old English for “spine, crest” and Dutch for “back”, a long narrow hilltop or mountain range; or, the spine of a whale or other animal
DDown 27:	From “look out”, a dealer who resells tickets for a profit; or, a person who spies on racehorses in training so as to obtain profitable betting tips
DDown 29:	Initial chant of the Proper of the mass, usually comprising an antiphon with one verse and the gloria Patri
DDown 30:	Onomatopoeic word for an explosion, such as the cosmic example hypothesised to have marked the origin of the universe
DDown 33:	From the name of a stock comic servant in the commedia dell’arte, a word used to mean absurd, amusingly eccentric, bizarre or clownish
DDown 34:	Word originally meaning to mark a book with chapter numbers or references, later to cite a person/text; or, enclose within inverted commas
DDown 35:	From Latin for “flat”, a diagram on a flat surface of a 3-D object such as a building; or, an aim
DDown 37:	Assonance; a word or crambo with the same sound as another; or, a ditty, jingle, limerick, poem or verse
DDown 40:	Stargazer or scientist who studies celestial objects and phenomena, including blazars, comets, galaxies, moons, planets and quasars
DDown 41:	Family nickname of the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire or “housewife duchess”, née Mitford, who was the châtelaine of Chatsworth for 54 years	DEBO
DDown 43:	An alloy of atomic numbers 24 and 28, used as a heating element in hairdryers, ovens and toasters
DDown 44:	Particles of “aurum” extracted from alluvial deposits by placer miners; or, by extension, something rare, precious or sought after	GOLD DUST
DDown 46:	Omission of a word’s final sound or syllable, as in “cuppa” or “pud”
DDown 47:	The Dog Star or Canis Major whose heliacal rising in August marks the “dog days” of summer
DDown 48:	A step of a spiral staircase; a key or knob for coiling a clock or watch’s spring; a bobbin; or, a horn blower
DDown 49:	Blue-billed ducks sometimes wintering in a Scottish firth such as Forth, whose name, meaning “mussel beds”, refers to their feeding ground
DDown 50:	Pen name of the author of novels based on the monk-and-herbalist-turned-sleuth she called Cadfael
DDown 52:	A word for bewilderment, delirium or delusion originally, later a multicursal labyrinth-like puzzle of hedges and paths
DDown 54:	The openwork of a net; a trap; or, engagement of geared wheels