GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN

ACROSS

1 Riding breeches, tight-fitting below the knee (8) 5 In Greek mythology, Europa’s brother and founder of Thebes (6) 10 Nationality of painter Kazimir Malevich (7) 11 1571 naval battle in which the Christian forces of the Holy League defeated the Ottoman Turks (7) 12 A friend in Spanish (5) 13 French novelist and critic noted for Germinal (5,4) 14 British singer/songwriter whose solo debut single was Solsbury Hill (5,7) 18 Ex-BBC newsreader whose reporting of the Ethiopian famine in 1984 inspired Band Aid (7,5) 21 Admission or registration (9) 23 A comforter of Job in the Bible (5) 24 Stage name of U.S. rapper born O’Shea Jackson (3,4) 25 Study of the relationship between animals, plants or peoples and their environment (7) 26 London suburb where Bob Hope was born (6) 27 An exciting and often mischievous adventure (8)

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1 Country containing Petra, the Rose City (6) 2 Sylvain, French ex-central defender for Manchester City and Everton (6) 3 2013 film starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan (9) 4 She won Best Actress Oscar for the title role in the 2019 film Judy (5,9) 6 Steve Wozniak co-founded this company (5) 7 Round backed lute-like instrument (8) 8 Brazil’s most populous city (3,5) 9 An arch-shaped prop in architecture (6,8) 15 Site of the basilica, La Sagrada Família (9) 16 _______ Pankhurst, leading champion of women’s suffrage born in 1858 (8) 17 _____ O’Hara, role played by Vivien Leigh in Gone With The Wind (8) 19 _____ Ryder, Edward Scissorhands actress (6) 20 Dan, George H.W. Bush’s vice president (6) 22 Niki, three-time Formula One world driving champion (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.