GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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6 A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth (5) 7 Angered or indignant, especially in defence of a particular cause (2,2,4) 10 Julie, actress who played Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music (7) 11 _____ salad, one consisting of slices of mozzarella, tomatoes, basil and olive oil or Italian dressing (7) 12 _____ Valentine, one-character play about a middle-aged housewife by Willy Russell first performed in 1986 (7) 13 Southern Californian city that is home of the Disneyland Resort (7) 14 A polygraph is the most common form of this device (3,8) 19 Johannes, Dutch Baroque painter noted for his Girl With A Pearl Earring (7) 21 Richey, lyricist and rhythm guitarist of Manic Street Preachers who went missing in 1995 (7) 23 Nico, Finnish-German former racing driver who won the 2016 Formula One World Drivers’ Championship (7) 25 Bell-shaped metal sheath worn on the end of the finger to push the needle in sewing (7) 26 The Great ____ , 1940 satirical comedy film starring and directed by Charlie Chaplin (8) 27 Large, powerful sled dog, typically with a thick double coat and pointed muzzle (5)

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1 The disposal of refuse by burying it under layers of earth (8) 2 Rufus, actor who played Lord Melbourne in the historical TV drama Victoria (6) 3 BBC Children In Need’s mascot who first appeared in 1985 (6,4) 4 Hard bluish-white metal that combines with copper to form the alloy brass (4) 5 Unit of electrical current named after a French physicist (6) 6 Andre, US former tennis player who won the Wimbledon men’s singles in 1992 (6) 8 A composition of bitumen, pitch and sand used to pave roads and walkways (7) 9 2014 film about the U.S. civil rights movement starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King (5) 13 Fictional animal detective played on film by Jim Carrey (3,7) 15 Himalayan mountain successfully climbed for the first time in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (7) 16 Former hooker and rugby union captain of Ireland (4,4) 17 Since 1983, One Day Internationals in cricket have consisted of at most 50 of these per innings (5) 18 A patch of willow trees whose branches and twigs are used to make baskets (6) 20 Gaby, former presenter of The Big Breakfast (6) 22 Mark, original cast member on the TV reality show The Only Way is Essex (6) 24 Brandenburg ____ , 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin (4) SOLUTION ON MONDAY