GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

5 City and holiday resort on Italy’s Adriatic coast (6) 7 A contagious disease that was caused by the variola virus (8) 9 To bring back to life something lost or lapsed (8) 10 ____ vessel, a ship that attends another for protection or guidance (6) 11 Actress who played Rosie Mulligan in 2008 musical film Mamma Mia! (5,7) 13 ____ Goosen, South African golfer who won the U.S. Open in 2001 and 2004 (6) 15 A male head covering worn especially by Sikhs (6) 18 The Fall Of The ____, 2023 Netflix horror series starring Carla Gugino (5,2,5) 21 Peter, ex-striker who has hosted a football podcast since 2018 (6) 22 The Real Housewives Of ____, reality TV series that began in 2015 (8) 23 Song ____, musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber that was first produced in 1982 (3,5) 24 One who extinguishes a fire or light (6)

DOWN

1 A spicy sauce made with red chilli peppers (4-4) 2 A transparent panel on an envelope to show an address (6) 3 Bargain ____, part of a store where goods are sold cheaply (8) 4 Casual trousers (6) 6 Frozen items used to cool drinks (3,5) 7 Bells and ____, informal term for a style of worship emphasising ritual (6) 8 ____ cloud, a remote part of our solar system that was named after a Dutch astronomer (4) 12 Nonchalant or unworried (8) 14 ____ Meadows, venue of the U.S. Open in tennis since 1978 (8) 16 Action comedy film franchise starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker (4,4) 17 A narrow-leaved grass that is typically tufted or clumping (6) 18 _____ Of Love, fifth studio album by Kate Bush, released in 1985 (6) 19 Gracie, actress and music hall star born in Rochdale in 1898 (6) 20 ____ Islands, isles off Ireland’s west coast noted for their knitted jumpers (4)