GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 British TV sitcom about six friends starring Jack Davenport and Sarah Alexander (8)

9 River in South America whose tributaries include the Madeira and Rio Negro (6)

10 God of thunder and fertility

in Norse mythology (4)

11 New short form cricket competition that began in the UK in 2021 (3,7)

12 Cyndi, US singer/ songwriter noted for her hits Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Time After Time (6)

14 Those put forward as candidates for election or recipients of honours (8)

15 One who specialises in the study of skin and treatment of skin diseases (13)

17 Rough, prickly shrubs of

the raspberry genus (8)

19 A form of solid carbon dioxide used to create smoke in stage shows (3,3)

21 The first of three Bond films to which Shirley Bassey sang the theme song (10)

22 Elisabeth, US actress who plays June Osborne in the dystopian TV series The Handmaid’s Tale (4)

23 The soul or spirit as distinguished from the body (6)

24 An unweaned infant or young animal (8)

DOWN

1 The ___ Tree, album by Irish rock band U2 that includes the song With Or Without You (6)

2 A strong pole to which a sail is attached on a ship (4)

3 British monarch who was married to Prince Albert for 21 years (8)

4 A space that contains

no air or other gas (6)

5 A planned town of limited size with a spacious layout, containing trees and open spaces (6,4)

6 A division of a longer musical work, such as a symphony (8)

8 Methane is an example of such that blocks the Earth’s heat from radiating into space (10,3)

13 Those professionally trained to provide emergency first aid and care at accident sites (10)

15 A small, squirrel-like rodent noted for its hibernation (8)

16 Stubbornness or resistance to all pleas (8)

18 City in the Netherlands that was the birthplace of the painter Rembrandt (6)

20 A building or room where gambling games such as roulette are played (6)

22 Second largest island of the Inner Hebrides whose capital is Tobermory (4)