GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 2003 comedy film starring Helen Mirren (8,5) 8 Gulf between Yemen and Somalia (4) 9 Musical instrument hit with the hand (10) 10 Jan, English impressionist (6) 11 Bowling game with ninepins (8) 12 One’s old school or college (4,5) 14 Adam And The ___ , former English pop band (4) 15 Scarf worn around waist or shoulder (4) 16 ______ Arch, London landmark designed by Aston Webb (9) 20 Kiri, New Zealand lyric soprano (2,6) 21 ____ To Victory, 1981 war film (6) 23 North Devon town (10) 24 ___ Fielding, The GBBO co-presenter (4) 25 Australian-born feminist writer (8,5)

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1 Fictional Welsh monk created by Ellis Peters (7) 2 Jessica, Tootsie actress (5) 3 _____ Kaplinsky, Strictly’s inaugural winner (7) 4 Tales Of The City author (9,6) 5 Clay animation dog created by Nick Park (6) 6 Fictional land created by Anthony Hope (9) 7 Colonel, U.S. businessman and KFC founder (7) 13 One who avoids alcohol (9) 15 Matter or affair (7) 17 Crisp lettuce with tightly-packed leaves (7) 18 BBC motoring programme (3,4) 19 ____ Reeves, lead singer of the Vandellas (6) 22 Antonio ____, Chelsea’s Premier League

winning manager in 2016-17 (5) SOLUTION TOMORROW

PLAY our accumulator game! every day this week, solve the crossword to find the letter in the pink circle. On Friday, we’ll provide instructions to submit your five-letter word for your chance to win a luxury Cross pen. UK residents aged 18+, excl ni. terms apply. entries cost 50p.