GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
6 ____ Gainsbourg, French singer/songwriter and musician noted for his song Je T’Aime... Moi Non Plus (5) 7 A series of TV or radio programmes broadcast on location from different venues (8) 10 A barrier or fence made of a continuous line of bars (7) 11 A fever that is transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical and subtropical regions (7) 12 A show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate (7) 13 A sum of money paid into a bank or building society account (7) 14 English author and poet noted for her single novel Wuthering Heights, published in 1847 (5,6) 19 A quick, clever answer to
an insult or criticism (7) 21 A regular oval shape (7) 23 Andy, English head coach of Ireland’s rugby union team appointed in 2019 (7) 25 ____ Street, ancient Roman road that went from Dover to Wroxeter (7) 26 A person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit (8) 27 Matt, England former wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman nicknamed Big Cheese (5)
DOWN
1 The process by which water or other liquids flow away into pipes or into the ground (8) 2 The old walled part of a North
African town (6) 3 A person who lived in a cave,
especially in pre-historic times (10) 4 The inner surface of the hand
between the wrist and fingers (4) 5 Hermione, English actress who played Ros Myers in TV spy drama series Spooks (6) 6 A bright light that flashes on and
off very quickly (6) 8 A depression in the ground that leaves a crystalline substance, often shining white under the sun (7) 9 Ashleigh, Australian tennis player who defeated Karolina Pliskova in the 2021 Wimbledon women’s singles final (5) 13 Country residence in Buckinghamshire used by the UK chancellor or deputy prime minister (10) 15 To examine closely, often to
discover possible shortcomings (7) 16 Clearly stated, leaving no scope
for confusion or doubt (8) 17 Continental ____ , the gradual movement of continents through geological time (5) 18 A book or other collection of
financial accounts (6) 20 Matthew, political journalist and broadcaster born in 1949 and formerly a Conservative MP (6) 22 Pauses or reductions
in intensity (3-3) 24 ____ Trotsky, Russian revolutionary who was a lover of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (4)
SOLUTION ON MONDAY