GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 Oliver, English animator who created The Clangers (8) 9 Peter, Lawrence of Arabia actor (6) 10 ____ Palace, former official residence in London of Diana Princess of Wales (10) 11 Fictional dog in The Wizard of Oz books and film (4) 12 County that lies between Tyrone and Down (6) 14 A plant of the genus Calendula with an orange-yellow flower (8) 15 The border between South Africa and Zimbabwe follows this river (7) 17 Chris, Welsh ex-national football manager (7)

20Informal term for a rigged outcome (6-2)

22A joule is the SI derived unit of this (6) 24Greek god of war (4)

25Second wife of King Henry VIII (4,6) 27 Chuck, U.S. actor and martial arts star (6)

28A pictorial combination of characters used in electronic communication (8)

DOWN

1 An affected or pretentious person (6) 2 Elisha, U.S. engineer and inventor of the safety elevator (4) 3 Place where money is lent on the security of personal property (4,4) 4 Former coin worth one hundredth of a French franc (7) 5 Florence Griffith, U.S. former athlete who won three golds at the 1988 Olympics (6) 6 Nationality of explorer Vasco da Gama (10) 7 A group of small ships (8) 13 Food dishes or drinks intended as precursors to a meal (10) 16 Transnational crime fighting organisation headquartered in Lyon (8) 18 Anything that can be read or interpreted without difficulty (4,4) 19 Phil, co-presenter of TV property show Location, Location, Location (7) 21 A vehicle for carrying the dead (6)

23Gloria, U.S. singer noted for I Will Survive (6)

26___ Lane, Superman’s love interest (4)

SOLUTION TOMORROW