GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 Bugsy ____ , 1976 gangster musical comedy film directed by Alan Parker (6) 8 A circle divided into sections to show the relative proportions of a set of things (3,5) 9 Pieces of coloured paper thrown over the bride and groom at a wedding (8) 10 _____ Bullock, Speed and Gravity actress (6) 11 The British Overseas Territory of Bermuda is in this ocean (8) 12 Monstrous or terrifying female (6) 13 Electrical charge forming a glow around a church spire or ship’s mast, usually in bad weather (2,5,4) 18 Informal term for a TV quizzer such as Anne Hegerty or Paul Sinha (6) 20 1815 battle in Belgium in which Napoleon was finally defeated (8) 22 Lung condition that causes breathing difficulty (6) 23 Safari park in Wiltshire that opened in 1966 (8) 24 Alex, actor who played Alan Bennett in The Lady In The Van (8) 25 Like a bear (6)

DOWN

1 West Yorkshire village where the Brontë sisters were raised (7) 2 Describing a hairstyle that is full and fluffy (8) 3 A composition for seven voices or instruments (6) 4 Tom, U.S. golfer who won the British Open in 1973 (8) 5 Informal term for a black eye (6) 6 One of two sidepieces on a chair (7) 8 Title of the heir apparent to the British throne (6,2,5) 14 Quiche _____ , flan made with cheese and crisp bits of bacon (8) 15 One who leads or advocates a country life (8) 16 Walled English city on the river Dee (7) 17 Song by The Police released in 1978 (7) 19 Hybrid monster in Greek mythology usually with the head of a woman and body of a lion (6) 21 A flap under the laces in the opening of a boot or shoe (6)

SOLUTION TOMORROW