GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 ____ Khan, singer noted for her 1983 song with Rufus, Ain’t Nobody (5)

7 The formal process of choosing a person for public office by voting (8)

10 Exertions of the body or mind (7)

11 A boat designed for removing debris from the bottom of lakes, rivers, etc. (7)

12 A chief magistrate of a medieval Italian town (7)

13 ____ Stone, Cork castle block that supposedly confers the gift of the gab if kissed (7)

14 Shakespearean character played by Marion Cotillard in a 2015 film (4,7)

19 A derogatory term for an arrogant type who has suddenly risen in rank (7)

21 City that includes the University of Strathclyde (7)

23 Song by Miley Cyrus released in 2023, reputedly about her break-up with Liam Hemsworth (7)

25 Miles, alter ego of a version of comic book hero Spider-Man, created in 2011 (7)

26 The second largest island in the Philippines (8)

27 ____ Of New York, 2003 historical film starring Leonardo DiCaprio (5)

DOWN

1 Plant bearing yellow flowers that is a national symbol of Wales (8)

2 Jared, English actor who played George VI in The Crown and Lane Pryce in Mad Men (6)

3 Louis, Welsh rugby union winger who announced he was joining the NFL in 2024 (4-6)

4 Dull, silvery grey metal once used as an anti-knocking additive for petrol (4)

5 Organ, town organist in Dylan Thomas’s radio play Under Milk Wood (6)

6 Causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease (6)

8 ____ Kicks, song by punk band The Undertones released in 1978 (7)

9 Essex town that is the birthplace of comedian Joe Pasquale (5)

13 Two-player board game played with counters and dice (10)

15 A blind alley (4,3)

16 Persistent bargaining over the cost of something (8)

17 A piece of hair brushed upwards and forwards from a man’s forehead (5)

18 Ringlets or things with a spiral shape (6)

20 Impassive or phlegmatic (6)

22 Constellation whose name means charioteer (6)

24 Leroy, German winger who played for Manchester City FC 2016-2020 (4)

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