GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 A place where e.g. salmon are bred for commercial purposes (4,4) 9 Character in The Lord Of The Rings who rules Mordor (6) 10 A brush-off or rebuff (4) 11 James Gillray, born in 1756, was a noted one (10) 12 The ____, weekly medical journal founded in 1823 (6) 14 One who enters a building or property with criminal intent (8) 15 Buddy comedy film franchise starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels (4,3,6) 17 Miguel, Spanish cyclist who won five Tours de France (8) 19 A jazz piano style that arose from ragtime (6) 21 Sifting through river banks for lost items of value or significance (10) 22 ____ Yorke, the lead vocalist and songwriter of Radiohead, who was born in 1968 (4) 23 Ship on which naturalist Charles Darwin travelled for his research (6) 24 Illuminated figure at a pedestrian crossing allowing one to cross (5,3)

DOWN

1 ____ Miller, actress and model whose films include Layer Cake and Alfie (6) 2 A freshwater ray-finned fish (4) 3 Former name of the Indian city that contains the tomb of Mother Teresa (8) 4 Model of Ford car first produced in 1967 that replaced the Anglia (6) 5 A reddish-brown colour (5,5) 6 Croque ____, a hot sandwich made with ham and cheese (8) 8 Traditional folk activity in which a squire is usually in overall charge (6,7) 13 The disguising of military personnel, equipment and installations (10) 15 Removable frames or plates holding artificial teeth (8) 16 Describing a letter or contract without the necessary authority (8) 18 Serge, Ivorian footballer who has played for Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest (6) 20 Antonin, Bohemian composer noted for his New World Symphony (6) 22 Annual US theatre award that was first established in 1947 (4)

SOLUTION TOMORROW