GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

5 French port that is

twinned with Dover (6) 7 Momentary or of very

short duration (8) 9 A major international contest in a game, sport or scientific subject (8) 10 Deepest lake in the world, located in Siberia (6) 11 A dish of raw or nearly raw beef served with raw egg and onion (5,7) 13 ____ question, one that contains a controversial assumption (6) 15 Neat and trim in dress

and appearance (6) 18 Inflammation of the brain caused by infection or an allergic reaction (12) 21 Mary, athlete who won gold in the pentathlon in the 1972 Olympic Games (6) 22 Welsh town near Port Talbot, noted for its beach (8) 23 One Night ____, song by M People that reached No. 6 in the UK charts in 1993 (2,6) 24 Units of heat used for measuring a gas supply (6)

DOWN

1 An area enclosed by

e.g. barns or silos (8) 2 A pass of the ball immediately before a teammate scores a goal in football (6) 3 A device used to enter characters and functions into a computer (8) 4 To make great efforts to achieve or obtain something (6) 6 An act of washing oneself (8) 7 A low soft, felt hat with a curled brim and crown creased lengthways (6) 8 Trevor, comedian and writer who has hosted four Grammy Awards (4) 12 Sitcom featuring Jake Canuso as Mateo Castellanos (8) 14 Settling an issue or

producing a final result (8) 16 Archbishops, or the most important priests in particular areas (8) 17 A stretching or tear

of ligaments (6) 18 The number of Oscars won by the 1997 romantic disaster film Titanic (6) 19 One of the Furies in

Greek mythology (6) 20 Jerome, U.S. composer for musical theatre, born in 1885 (4)