GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

8 1904 novel by Joseph Conrad (8) 9 Term for property in the U.S. (6) 10 TV series starring John Simm (4,2,4) 11 U.S. TV award (4) 12 Hackneyed word or expression (6) 14 Collection of files stored on a computer (8) 15 Cooking implement with a wide,

flexible blade (7) 17 U.S. dancer born Frederick Austerlitz (7) 20 Climbing plant with purple or

white flowers (8) 22 Liam, Taken film franchise actor (6) 24 Ukraine’s capital (4) 25 1980 horror film based on Stephen

King novel (3,7) 27 César, Belgian-French Romantic composer (6) 28 Attendants for hunting or fishing (8)

DOWN

1 Having a cheerful disposition (6) 2 Small eye swelling (4) 3 David, John le Carre’s real name (8) 4 Cristiano, footballer born in Madeira in 1985 (7) 5 Drinking toast derived from Latin (6) 6 2013 Mercury Prize winner (5,5) 7 Device for spraying medicine or perfume (8) 13 Yusuf Islam’s previous stage name (3,7) 16 1356 battle won by the English (8) 18 Stephen, West Side Story lyricist (8) 19 Russian jeweller to the imperial court (7) 21 Latvian-born U.S. painter noted for colour fields (6) 23 An avoirdupois pound contains 16 ___ (6) 26 Africa’s longest river (4)

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.