GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 Guglielmo, Italian goalkeeper who joined Tottenham Hotspur FC in 2023 (7) 7 Pam, poet and comedian born in 1947 (5) 9 1985 BAFTA-winning TV political thriller series starring Bob Peck, ____ Of Darkness (4) 10 Merce, US dancer and choreographer born in 1919 (10) 11 Statements or actions expressing disapproval of something (8) 13 Mel, actor who directed the 2007 film Apocalypto, set in Mayan Mexico (6) 15 Grandfather of Donna Noble, played by Bernard Cribbins in Doctor Who (4) 17 Nikki, US politician who served as Donald Trump’s UN Ambassador (5) 18 Practice sessions in cricket (4) 19 Johnny, lyricist and songwriter whose hit songs included Moon River (6) 20 Series of teen horror books by Charlie Higson (3,5) 23 Those who make excessive or unfair financial gains, especially illegally (10) 26 ____ or swim, expression meaning ‘fail or succeed by one’s own efforts’ (4) 27 ____ Street Preachers, rock band who released album The Ultra Vivid Lament in 2021 (5) 28 A tool dating from the New Stone Age (7)

DOWN

1 _____ Advisory Group for Emergencies or SAGE, a British government body of experts e.g. for a pandemic (10) 2 A noisy disturbance or quarrel (6) 3 A long elegant dress worn on formal occasions (4) 4 Borough in north London that includes Alexandra Palace (8) 5 A steep cliff face or rock (4) 6 King, US film director born in 1894 (5) 8 The Lady Of ____, 1888 painting by John William Waterhouse (7) 12 Seaport and chief city of Dalmatia in southern Croatia (5) 14 A problem that could cause embarrassment or difficulty (6,4) 16 Greedy and dull-witted wolf in medieval beast epics (7) 17 Religious dissidents or nonconformists (8) 21 Scottish singer, Sheena, whose recordings included a 1987 duet with Prince (6) 22 Norwegian painter, Edvard, best known for his 1893 work The Scream (5) 24 Barton ____, 1992 dark comedy film by the Coen brothers, starring John Turturro (4) 25 ____ O’Brien, Irish novelist born in 1930 (4)

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