GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 Dennis the ____, boy in The Beano whose pet dog is Gnasher (6) 8 Conforming to an established standard or type (8) 9 ____ Else Burns, sitcom about a family in a sect that first aired in 2023 (8) 10 Johannes, dancer who partnered Annabel Croft on Strictly Come Dancing in 2023 (6) 11 Camille, the only painter to show his work in all eight of the 19th-century Impressionists’ exhibitions (8) 12 ____ Sea, arm of the Mediterranean between Albania, Greece and Italy (6) 13 A member of the United Nations’ Blue Berets is an example of one (11) 18 Mountainous island and holiday resort in Thailand (6) 20 High-yielding or

productive (8) 22 David, Classic FM presenter and former Conservative MP who resigned from the UK cabinet in 1992 (6) 23 Situated far from

a centre (8) 24 ____ Road, home ground

of Watford FC (8) 25 Setting a piece of audio or video equipment in readiness to play (6)

DOWN

1 A herbaceous plant once used as a magical and medicinal herb (7) 2 Southernmost part of Shetland noted as a breeding ground for sea birds (4,4) 3 A long, roundabout route taken to avoid something or make a visit (6) 4 To drive out a supposed evil spirit from a person or place (8) 5 City of southwestern

Nigeria (6) 6 Guy, football commentator on Match Of The Day and the BBC’s coverage of England games (7) 8 Song by synth pop band ABC that reached No. 4 in the UK charts in 1982 (3,4,2,4) 14 Surrey town that was the birthplace of Bill Nighy in 1949 (8) 15 A charge for admission to an

event or competition (5,3) 16 Acting family whose members include River, Rain, Joaquin, Liberty and Summer (7) 17 ____ Man, festival event held in the Nevada desert, begun in 1986 (7) 19 James, Scottish novelist and short story writer born in 1946 (6) 21 The genus of nettles or

plants with stinging hairs (6)

SOLUTION TOMORROW