General knowledge

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Across
  1. 2. the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen
  2. 4. a dip of mashed avocado mixed with tomato, onion, and seasonings.
  3. 7. (in folklore and superstition) a human being who has changed into a wolf, or is capable of assuming the form of a wolf, while retaining human intelligence.
  4. 10. a white, starchy pasta of Italian origin that is made in the form of long strings, boiled, and served with any of a variety of meat, tomato, or other sauces.
  5. 11. any of several plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family, native to Mexico and Central and South America, especially the widely cultivated species L. lycopersicum, bearing a mildly acid, pulpy, usually red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.
  6. 16. a type of tubular pasta having diagonally cut ends.
  7. 17. a slightly flattened Italian yeast bread made with olive oil and having large air pockets within.
  8. 18. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
  9. 19. a strong coffee prepared by forcing live steam under pressure, or boiling water, through ground dark-roast coffee beans.
  10. 21. the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
  11. 22. a domesticated South American ruminant, Lama pacos, having long, soft, silky fleece, related to the llama and believed to be a variety of the guanaco.
  12. 27. a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
  13. 28. capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity
  14. 30. small rounds of pasta, filled, as with a meat or cheese stuffing, and then shaped into rings and boiled
  15. 31. a large, usually pear-shaped fruit having green to blackish skin, a single large seed, and soft, light-green pulp, borne by the tropical American tree Persea americana and its variety P. adrymifolia, often eaten raw, especially in salads.
  16. 32. a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing
Down
  1. 1. a potentially violent and destructive system of atmospheric circulation, characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris
  2. 3. one of a breed of toy spaniels having a long, silky coat and large, erect ears held so that they resemble the wings of a butterfly.
  3. 5. a business enterprise or speculation in which something is risked in the hope of profit
  4. 6. a structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.
  5. 8. a large, round, flat Italian bread, sprinkled before baking with olive oil, salt, and often herbs.
  6. 9. a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
  7. 12. an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
  8. 13. the tough, viscid, nitrogenous substance remaining when the flour of wheat or other grain is washed to remove the starch.
  9. 14. any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Culicidae, the females of which suck the blood of animals and humans, some species transmitting certain diseases, as malaria and yellow fever.
  10. 15. a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
  11. 17. rivalry between two or more persons or groups for an object desired in common, usually resulting in a victor and a loser but not necessarily involving the destruction of the latter.
  12. 20. deep orange colour
  13. 23. a buffy-gray, wolflike canid, Canis latrans, of North America, distinguished from the wolf by its relatively small size and its slender build, large ears, and narrow muzzle.
  14. 24. any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, especially of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.
  15. 25. the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death
  16. 26. an intense, persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, situation, or person that manifests in physical symptoms such as sweating, trembling, rapid heartbeat, or shortness of breath, and that motivates avoidance behavior.
  17. 29. the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice