GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Adjustable, spanner-like tools used for gripping and turning nuts (8) 5 A ceremonial officer of a

church or institution (6) 10 Wine ____, a sensory examination and evaluation of alcoholic drinks (7) 11 An unsophisticated woman, especially in a play or film (7) 12 A distinctive, typically

pleasant smell (5) 13 Phrase that means ‘showing conformity’ (2,7) 14 Shafts containing water in which coins are dropped in the hope of having a desire granted (7,5) 18 Play by Ben Jonson, first

performed in 1610 (3,9) 21 In a rudimentary stage with potential for development (9) 23 Jeremy, actor born in 1933 who played Sherlock Holmes on TV (5) 24 A site for the operation

of military planes (7) 25 Historical novel by Walter Scott, published in 1819 (7) 26 Describing a fake product used as a substitute (6) 27 The space above a driver or passenger in a vehicle (8)

DOWN

1 River on which the city

of Lincoln stands (6) 2 Sheena, singer who sang the theme song for the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (6) 3 Song by David Bowie that

was a hit in 1983 (5,4) 4 Body of water in which the Dover Strait is the narrowest part (7,7) 6 A score of two strokes

under par in golf (5) 7 City in Virginia that served as the final capital of the Confederacy in 1865 (8) 8 To give vitality and

enthusiasm to (8) 9 A device used in dairies to extract liquid from cows (7,7) 15 Informal term for a person’s stomach with lean and welldefined muscles (9) 16 Part of a ship once offering cheapest accommodation for passengers (8) 17 Three-headed dog in Greek mythology guarding entry to the underworld (8) 19 ____ Tull, agriculturist who invented the horse-drawn seed drill (6) 20 Islands In The ____, Ernest Hemingway novel whose title was used for a 1983 hit song (6) 22 A fermenting agent used

to raise bread dough (5) SOLUTION TOMORROW