Telegraph Giant General Knowledge Answers - Saturday, 27th May 2023

There are 32 across clues and 32 down clues for the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword on Saturday, 27th May 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 11:	From the Anglo-Norman for “sleepy one”, a somnolent squirrel-like rodent nesting in woven bark and honeysuckle and feeding on berries, nuts and the blossoms of hawthorn, oak, sycamore and willow
AAcross 12:	Word, thought to have been introduced by Flemish workmen, for a baked, fired or sun-dried building block of clay; a loaf of bread; a toy wooden block thus shaped; or, a red or deep terracotta colour
AAcross 13:	From the Greek for “congealed”, a substance present in citruses, crab-apples, currants, gooseberries, quinces, plums, unripe blackberries and other fruits, traditionally used for setting jams and jellies
AAcross 14:	Distance between the tips of one’s thumb and little finger; the wingspread of an aircraft or bird; a stretch of time, as in concentration or life etc; or, the arch of a bridge
AAcross 15:	Old-fashioned word for a dance or dancing party; the digitigrade jump of a rabbit; a short trip by cab, plane or private jet; or, a leap on one leg
AAcross 16:	A machine for peeling potatoes; a bell or crotal on a horse’s harness formerly to warn travellers on unlit country lanes; something that makes a thundering sound; or, a discoverer of illicit or underhanded behaviour
AAcross 17:	Collieries or gold mines; hollows made by raindrops; cherry stones; bear enclosures; sunken areas for orchestras; or, track-side lanes for refuelling/repairing F1 cars
AAcross 18:	A solid or surface in the form of a bagel or a ring doughnut; a tokamak; the receptacle of a flower such as a daisy; or, in classical architecture, a moulding above a column’s plinth
AAcross 20:	Whirring calls of grass warblers reminiscent of fishing-line spools of the same name; bobbins; staggers; or, lively Celtic dances traditionally listed on cards at ceilidhs
AAcross 21:	A motorist’s A to Z or other street atlas for navigation; or, by extension, a plan of action	ROAD MAP
AAcross 23:	From the Old English “æfnung”, meaning “dusk falling, coming of sunset”, the time preceding nightfall, associated with serenading
AAcross 26:	“Old Father” river known in Oxford as the Isis and described in Jerome K Jerome’s Three Men in a Boat
AAcross 28:	Incised lines; notches in tallies; sets of 20; or, from an old practice of connecting related staves by lines on a page, sheets of musical notation
AAcross 31:	French city whose name is given to a variety of vanilla-flavoured cream and a type of delicate handmade silk bobbin lace outlined in cordonnet
AAcross 32:	Scots word for a framboise; a mollusc’s tongue; the stridulator of a cricket; or, a file for blacksmithing
AAcross 34:	The universe/world as an orderly system, as opposed to chaos; or, any complex or harmonious whole
AAcross 36:	Setae of butterfly wings; or, from the Latin for “ladders” or “staircases”, sequences of musical notes, progressing up or down stepwise
AAcross 38:	Forename of a dramatist who wrote a play that takes its title from the opening line of an ode by Shelley: “Hail to thee, blithe spirit!”
AAcross 39:	A vessel driven by water vapour, such as the Great Britain, Great Eastern or Great Western designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
AAcross 42:	Precious stones incorporated into gold or silver adornments of the same name; ornamental bosses for stained glasswork; ruby bearings in watches; or, highly valued people or things
AAcross 44:	Lines, strings, swirls etc of cream or icing ornamenting cakes/puddings; fabric-covered cord as a trimming; a cutting of a carnation or a pink; or, a collective system of tubing
AAcross 45:	A woman admired for her brave or courageous deeds; or, with examples including Emma Woodhouse and Fanny Price, a female protagonist
AAcross 47:	Town trumpeter’s son, apprenticed to a blacksmith as a child, who later wrote 39 operas including The Barber of Seville
AAcross 48:	Col —, meaning “with the wood”, a term by which a violinist understands they must strike the strings with their bow’s stick, rather than with its hair	LEGNO
AAcross 49:	Agave fibre used to make baskets, dartboards, espadrilles, hats, natural carpets, rope, twine and more
AAcross 51:	Siliceous gem with kaleidoscopic colours said by Pliny to encompass the blue of sapphire, the green of emerald, the purple of amethyst, the red of ruby and the yellow of topaz
AAcross 53:	From the Greek for “all arms”, a complete suit of armour; or, by extension, a full magnificent array
AAcross 54:	A jolt; a clash of opinions; a pot for jam; a glass of beer; or, according to Shakespeare, a tick of a clock
AAcross 55:	A nictate indicating a greeting, joke, secret etc; a counter flicked with a squidger in a game; a nap; an instant; or, a flash of a headlight
AAcross 56:	A culinary technique in which a liquor-drenched banana, crêpe, steak etc is set alight; the dish thus served; or, a copper-based glaze
AAcross 57:	Word historically used to refer to the noble gasses or argonons
AAcross 58:	French term for needlework in which fabric shapes are sewn onto a ground to form a pattern or picture
DDown 1:	Word for a doll originally, later a term of endearment for a child
DDown 2:	From ecclesiastical Latin for “truth, certainty”, an agreement uttered at the end of a prayer
DDown 3:	Author of a novel about schoolboy Tom, who is bullied by Flashman during Thomas Arnold’s tenure
DDown 4:	From “to mix”, a painting medium such as egg yolks used for powdered pigments; or, the paint produced
DDown 5:	Doctor and surgeon whose name is immortalised in the form of the caraway-flavoured digestive biscuits he invented in the 18th century
DDown 6:	Colour-changing dye from Roccella that turns red under acid conditions and blue under alkaline conditions
DDown 7:	Leaders of the dawn chorus that sing as they soar and gather in flocks known as exaltations
DDown 8:	From the Gaelic for “purses”, pouches worn with kilts, sometimes adorned with “swinging six” tassels
DDown 9:	From the Old English for “jester” or “one who mocks”, word for an Anglo-Saxon bard, minstrel or poet
DDown 10:	The main often red-and-white tent in a circus; or, the circus itself	BIG TOP
DDown 19:	From the Japanese for “drifter”, “wanderer” or “wave man”, word for a lordless or masterless samurai
DDown 22:	Temporary states of mind often described as bad, good or swinging; atmospheres; or, tones pervading works of art, literature, music etc
DDown 24:	From “to carry”, a means of conveyance such as a cab, camper, car, caravanette, cart, coach or cycle; or, any medium for expression
DDown 25:	Tacks such as tingles or trunnels; talons; or, ungues of the fingertips, beautified in the art of manicure
DDown 27:	Traditional honey wine similar to Finnish sima, drunk on Mayday
DDown 29:	Geological process similar to weathering that can form a cave, cliff, cove, gorge, valley or waterfall
DDown 30:	From the Old French for “flat cake” and related to the Dutch for “custard”, a quiche-like sweet or savoury tart
DDown 33:	A somewhat dated word for the crown of one’s bonce; or, in facetious use, intelligence
DDown 34:	Poet whose descriptions of country life have been published in collections including The Midsummer Cushion and The Rural Muse	CLARE
DDown 35:	A means of remedy; aid; the fact of being useful; or, a daily, domestic or other hired pair of hands
DDown 37:	Scallion-like vegetables, known in Welsh as “cennin”, nicknamed “poor man’s asparagus” in France
DDown 40:	Markings such as a Dalmatian’s flecks, an English setter’s speckles, a ladybird’s dots, a leopard’s rosettes or a peacock’s ocelli
DDown 41:	From the Greek for “raised cameo” or “work in low relief”, a type of thick embossed paintable wallpaper	ANAGLYPTA
DDown 43:	Dabs and dots used in a form of patterning; or, the paintbrushes used to create such an effect
DDown 44:	Word for a dressing-gown or negligee that derives from the French for “to comb”, since it was originally worn while combing the hair
DDown 46:	A legendary Spanish libertine; or, by extension, any seducer/rake	DON JUAN
DDown 47:	A wavelet on the water’s surface caused by a breeze; oscillation in electrical current/voltage; or, ice cream marbled with swirls of syrup
DDown 48:	One of a pair of pendants of lace or muslin dangling from a historical style of indoor headdress or cap
DDown 49:	Leftovers; newspaper cuttings; remnants; or, bits of fried batter
DDown 50:	With “chaise”, a sofa for reclining, similar to a 17th-century day bed	LONGUE
DDown 52:	Lighting device symbolic of Florence Nightingale; or, any source of intellectual or spiritual illumination
DDown 55:	From Old German and Dutch for “swing, leap, dance”, a lash, slender twig or switch; a quick movement; or, a parliamentary disciplinarian