GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

5 Poor ____, fantasy black comedy film starring Emma Stone (6) 7 One who renounces a political or religious belief (8) 9 A handheld firework that emits small, bright flames (8) 10 To dress in or adorn with a gown (6) 11 Actor and television presenter who hosts the quiz show The Chase (7,5) 13 A small electrically powered car that features in funfairs (6) 15 An unsteady movement from side to side (6) 18 Widely used chemical compound commonly known as quicklime (7,5) 21 ____ bullet, phrase meaning an immediate solution to a difficult problem (6) 22 Greek god of the sea and earthquakes (8) 23 Song by Rod Stewart that was a UK No. 1 hit in 1983 (4,4) 24 Eugene ____, novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin, published in 1833 (6)

DOWN

1 Informal term meaning ‘below what one considers to be socially acceptable’ (5,3) 2 Tristan And ___, opera by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1865 (6) 3 A salad dish of shredded raw cabbage mixed with mayonnaise (8) 4 A powder or spray used before ironing to stiffen fabric or clothing (6) 6 Classical music record label, founded in 1980 (8) 7 ‘The slings and ____ of outrageous fortune,’ phrase from Hamlet’s soliloquy (6) 8 ____ Jones, actor who played Alan Bates in the TV drama Mr Bates Vs The Post Office (4) 12 Plants of the iris family with sword-shaped leaves (8) 14 To handle roughly (8) 16 Containers to hold documents kept vertically on shelves (3,5) 17 A small depression in the flesh (6) 18 Small flocks of birds, especially partridges (6) 19 Capital city that hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics (6) 20 The capital of Peru (4)