GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

5 Fabric made from filaments of an Angora goat (6) 7 Roman aristocrat turned demagogue who tried to overthrow the Republic (8) 9 Antonio’s friend in The Merchant Of Venice (8) 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ Van Outen, The Only Way Is Essex narrator (6) 11 Heavy metal band in which Ozzy Osbourne was vocalist (5,7) 13 _ _ _ _ _ _ Kitten, girl group formed in 1998 (6) 15 The Hungarian language (6) 18 British transvestite potter who won the 2003 Turner Prize (7,5) 21 The _ _ _ _ _ _, NW England peninsula between the Mersey and Dee estuaries (6) 22 Disposal of rubbish by burying it in the ground (8) 23 Sitcom set in Spain that featured Neptune’s Bar (8) 24 Edward, Elizabethan actor and founder of Dulwich College (6)

DOWN

1 Another name for a sweet pepper (8) 2 King of the Titans in Greek mythology (6) 3 Place where horses are bred (4,4) 4 Rectangular block of stone on which a statue stands (6) 6 Acquired without further trouble (2,1,5) 7 _ _ _ _ _ _, Stills & Nash, folk rock supergroup (6) 8 Eliot, U.S. Prohibition agent who led The Untouchables (4) 12 Peter, Green Book director (8) 14 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Athletic, football team who play at The Valley (8) 16 Joyce, English actress and singer noted for playing Ruby Gates in the St Trinian’s films (8) 17 Place of refuge for those fleeing a crime or persecution (6) 18 Sergio, Spanish golfer and 2017 Masters winner (6) 19 Trained assassins in feudal Japan (6) 20 Chris, lead actor in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (4)

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