GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
8 John, fashion designer born in 1960 in Gibraltar (8)
9 ____ Banjo, dancer and choreographer who leads dance troupe Diversity (6)
10 One who is habitually untidy (6)
11 The conservative element in a political party or organisation (3,5)
12 The ____, 1968 comedy film starring Anne Bancroft as Mrs Robinson (8)
13 European capital that contains the sports stadium Estadio da Luz, used by Benfica football club (6)
14 Uncle ____, character played by Rob Brydon in Gavin & Stacey (4)
16 An establishment where a beautician or hairdresser conducts trade (5)
17 Song by Irene Cara that featured in a 1980 musical of the same name (4)
18 ____ Freud, writer noted for her semi-autobiographical novel Hideous Kinky (6)
20 Decisions reached in civil or criminal cases or inquests (8)
23 City in which Lady Godiva rode naked, according to legend (8)
24 Savoury balls in Indian cooking made with minced meat, paneer or vegetables (6)
25 Any member of the annual meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle (6)
26 Describing sleep that is not disturbed (8)
DOWN
1 Graham, former England, Watford and Aston Villa manager (6)
2 Country house in Berkshire once owned by the Astors (8)
3 Kenneth, statesman who served as Zambia’s first president, from 1964 to 1991 (6)
4 Song covered by Annie Lennox that reached No. 2 in the UK charts in 1995 (2,4,1,4,4) 5 A musical instrument resembling a lute (8)
6 Those who are morbidly interested in death or disaster (6)
7 Sir Herbert ____ Tree, theatre manager who founded RADA in 1904 (8)
15 One who mends a work of art to bring it back to its original condition (8)
16 Peter, singer-songwriter noted for his 1969 song Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? (8)
17 A light sandal with a thong between the big and second toe (4-4) 19 Gardening or farming activity in which one removes weeds and clears soil (6)
21 ____ Venus, painting of a Roman goddess by Diego Velazquez (6)
22 A bullet or shell made visible in flight by a trail of flames or smoke (6)
SOLUTION TOMORROW