GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

5 Like A ____, song and album by Madonna released in 1989 (6) 7 Archipelago in the Indian Ocean whose capital is Male (8) 9 Chase ____, expression meaning ‘to pursue an illusory goal’ (8) 10 Food that a lacto-ovo

vegetarian could eat (6) 11 Beatles song released in 1967, the title of which is based on a Lewis Carroll poem (1,2,3,6) 13 An Anglo-Saxon kingdom covering the region now known as the Midlands (6) 15 ____ Rooney, actor who starred in the Andy Hardy series of films (6) 18 Swing Low, ____, unofficial anthem of the England rugby union team (5,7) 21 Remove the

colour from (6) 22 A breed of domestic cats noted for their short legs (8) 23 The secret planning of something illicit or detrimental (8) 24 ____ Marples, politician who oversaw Britain’s entry into the motorway age (6)

DOWN

1 Describing something that can induce a state of trance (8) 2 Kid ____, stage name of musician August Darnell whose band included backing singers the Coconuts (6) 3 A device used to play the strings of a musical instrument such as a guitar (8) 4 Joan, U.S. comedian and actress born in 1933 noted for her acerbic wit (6) 6 To rouse again (8) 7 An unlucky accident (6) 8 Lioness raised by Joy Adamson, featured in the Born Free film and books (4) 12 Descriptive term for snakes that bite to inject their toxins (8) 14 1976 war film starring Malcolm McDowell, based on the 1928 play Journey’s End by R. C. Sherriff (4,4) 16 Radio ____, off-shore station founded in 1964 to play pop music (8) 17 The position adopted by a

batting player in cricket (6) 18 A soldier stationed to keep guard or control access to a place (6) 19. Ernst, footballer and manager after whom a stadium in Vienna is named (6) 20 Style and vigour (4)

SOLUTION TOMORROW