GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 To fit together so as to form a compact or harmonious whole (8) 9 A confection of egg white sweetened with sugar or honey and mixed with nuts or fruit (6) 10 To consume or take in

avidly (6) 11 Dominic ____ , US actor who voiced the pig Wilbur in the 2006 comedy fantasy film Charlotte’s Web (5,3) 12 Camillo ____ , Italian electrical engineer born in 1868 who founded a typewriter factory (8) 13 Dance ____ , song by Australian singer/songwriter Tones and I that was a UK No 1 hit in 2019 (6) 14 A ruler or governor in Islamic

countries (4) 16 City in Switzerland that is the birthplace of tennis player Roger Federer (5) 17 A stout stick, bludgeon or

truncheon (4) 18 Patron saint of

housekeepers (6) 20 A two-wheeled hooded carriage, powered by a person on a bicycle or motorcycle (8) 23 A very pale yellow-green gas that is the most reactive of all the elements (8) 24 Blood, navel and Seville are

among types of this fruit (6) 25 A large basket or wickerwork receptacle, often containing food (6) 26 Paul ____ , British actor who played Vincent Pinner in the TV sitcom Just Good Friends (8)

DOWN

1 Cressida ____, British author appointed Children’s Laureate in 2019 who created the dragon Toothless (6) 2 1966 studio album by The Beatles that contained the song Eleanor Rigby (8) 3 A room on the top floor of a

house (6) 4 Medical professionals who undertake cosmetic procedures for their patients (7,8) 5 Not observing established

procedures or rules (8) 6 Jenson ____ , British racing driver who was Formula One World Champion in 2009 (6) 7 Those who use small, narrow boats, propelling them with a double-bladed paddle (8) 15 Professional name of US singer, born Marvin Lee Aday in 1947 (4,4) 16 Containers or trays for hot

coals (8) 17 The second villa on the TV dating reality show Love Island introduced in 2017 (4,4) 19 ____ Park, amusement park in Surrey that opened in 1979 (6) 21 Peter ____ , English former striker for Liverpool and Stoke City FC noted for his robotic dance goal celebrations (6) 22 ____ Sea, body of water that includes the Greek islands of Samos and Crete (6)

SOLUTION TOMORROW