GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 A postponement of an action or event (8)

9 Lord ____, character in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy (6)

10 ____ Corner, three-hole section of the golf course at Augusta (4)

11 Filmmaker who directed the 1994 film Four Weddings And A Funeral (4,6)

12 ____ Spirit, comic play by Noel Coward that premiered in 1941 (6)

14 Strict or uncompromising (8)

15 Those who might deal in Cheddar and Red Leicester, for example (13)

17 A hotchpotch or jumble (8)

19 To await and intercept someone unexpectedly (6)

21 To officially remove secrecy from documents and records (10)

22 Patron saint of missions, writers and publishers (4)

23 ____ dog, another name for a dachshund (6)

24 1981 hit song for Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (8)

DOWN

1 Relating to the skin (6)

2 A colourless, odourless gas that is used in red advertising signs (4)

3 Brass musical instruments with flared bells and penetrating tones (8)

4 David, Australian opening batsman who retired from Test cricket in 2024 (6)

5 Using fine worsted yarn for embroidery and tapestry (10) 6

Marshy areas where water covers the soil (8)

8 Darts player who won the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship final (4,9)

13 Expression meaning ‘to comply with authority, often unwillingly’ (3,3,4)

15 Principles or standards by which something can be judged (8)

16 1988 thriller starring Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman (2,3,3)

18 Theatre of the ____, style of drama associated with Eugene Ionesco (6)

20 Egyptian god often depicted with a jackal’s head (6)

22 An animal that is caught and killed by another for food (4)

SOLUTION TOMORROW