GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

PLAY our accumulator game! For your chance to win a Cross ballpoint pen, solve the crossword to reveal the letter in the pink circle. if you have been playing since Monday, you should now have a five-letter word. to enter, call 0901 133 4423 and leave your answer and details. Or text 65700 with the word FIVE and your answer and name.

TEXTS and calls cost 50p plus standard network charges. One winner chosen from all correct entries received between 00.01 today and 23.59 this Sunday. UK residents aged 18+ excl NI. Full terms apply, see Page 68.

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ACROSS

6 Ben, ex-England rugby union winger (5) 7 The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , Thatcher’s nickname (4,4) 10 Naval equivalent of a general (7) 11 Hampshire town near Portsmouth (7) 12 Girls’ school in East Sussex (7) 13 Smooth-coated dog used in discovering game (7) 14 John, Midnight Cowboy director (11) 19 Portuguese province and holiday area (7) 21 Isle of Man’s parliament (7) 23 Agricultural vehicle (7) 25 Boris, former Russian president (7) 26 Brazil’s most populous city (3,5) 27 Southern Asian river (5)

DOWN

1 Tom, 2008 Strictly winner (8) 2 Starter (6) 3 TV spy thriller series starring Jodie Comer (7,3) 4 _ _ _ _ synthesizer, electronic instrument (4) 5 Skilful (6) 6 _ _ _ _ _ _ Foy, First Man actress (6) 8 Doris, 2007 Nobel Literature Prize winner (7) 9 Large wading bird with sturdy bill (5) 13 Ex-darts player nicknamed The Power (4,6) 15 Car with a rigid roof (7) 16 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In Blue, George Gershwin composition (8) 17 Its capital is Port-au-Prince (5) 18 Youth of great beauty in Greek mythology (6) 20 Winston, Poldark author (6) 22 _ _ _ _ _ _ The Elephant, children’s song (6) 24 Michel _ _ _ _ Jnr, ex-MasterChef: The Professionals judge (4)

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