Alphabet General Knowledge

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Across
  1. 3. French-speaking territory and city
  2. 7. Untouched, unblemished
  3. 8. City fabled in the Spice Islands off East Africa
  4. 10. Introduced by Sir Walter Raleigh
  5. 13. Capital city (5-6)
  6. 17. Instrument in the percussion section
  7. 19. Deer-like animal found in Africa
  8. 20. Science studying the composition and change of matter, amongst others
  9. 22. Type of gun used in the Wild West
  10. 23. Iced drink popular with the Persians
  11. 25. Political unit based on military force, eg, Roman, British.
Down
  1. 1. One half of Shakespeare’s romantic couple
  2. 2. City on the Seine
  3. 4. Mythical horse-like creature
  4. 5. Famous battle of 1815, marked end of Napoleon’s rule
  5. 6. Keeps our feet on the ground
  6. 9. India and America both struggled for it
  7. 11. Popular name for country pubs (4&5)
  8. 12. KL’s country
  9. 14. Third-longest River in the world, longest in Asia
  10. 15. I was ninth, but two Roman emperors pushed me back. Who am I?
  11. 16. Long, flowing dance in 4:4 time, popular in the 30s and 40s
  12. 18. US State and musical
  13. 21. Anne,second wife of Henry VIII
  14. 24. Mouth of a river, eg, Nile, Mississippi