GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 Main artery that carries blood from the heart (5) 7 To surpass or leave behind (8) 10 Earl of ____ , title of Antony Armstrong-Jones,

who married Princess Margaret in 1960 (7) 11 Common talk, gossip or rumour received by

word of mouth (7) 12 A sharp double bend on a motor racing track (7) 13 _____ Pass, Alpine corridor connecting

Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy (7) 14 Byname for members of the U.S. Army Special

Forces (5,6) 19 An eight-sided figure (7) 21 A deed or achievement, especially a heroic one (7) 23 Benefit concert held in 1985 organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief (4,3) 25 Informal term in the U.S. for a tornado (7) 26 Sci-fi action film franchise that started with a

1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger release (8) 27 Maggie, actress who played Lady Violet Crawley

in Downton Abbey (5)

DOWN

1 Trevor, former West Ham and England midfielder (8) 2 ____ Rhodes, English fashion and textile designer born in 1940 (6) 3 Founding member of The Beatles, married to Cynthia Powell and Yoko Ono (4,6) 4 The Seven Year ___ , 1955 romantic comedy film starring Marilyn Monroe (4) 5 Ricky, lead vocalist of Kaiser Chiefs and a former coach on The Voice UK (6) 6 Historical region of France whose largest city is Strasbourg (6) 8 A swinglike apparatus used by acrobats (7) 9 Mike, actor who voiced the green ogre Shrek

in the computer-animated film franchise (5) 13 Nickname for the Yeomen Wardens, guardians

of the Tower of London (10) 15 Rugby union team that won the 2003 World Cup

in Australia (7) 16 A thick drink made with fresh fruit, especially banana, pureed with milk, yoghurt or ice cream (8) 17 Buddy, U.S. singer/songwriter who led The

Crickets (5) 18 Reserve food material stored in plants used in

laundry as a stiffener (6) 20 A public house or inn (6) 22 The Red ____ , nickname for composer Antonio

Vivaldi allegedly because of his hair (6) 24 Edible fruit, often dried, with a hard stone and

sweet pulp that comes from a palm tree (4)

ACROSS: 6 Aorta. 7 Outstrip. 10 Snowdon. 11 Hearsay. 12 Chicane. 13 Brenner. 14 Green Berets. 19 Octagon. 21 Exploit. 23 Live Aid. 25 Twister. 26 Predator. 27 Smith.

DOWN: 1 Brooking. 2 Zandra. 3 John Lennon. 4 Itch. 5 Wilson. 6 Alsace. 8 Trapeze. 9 Myers. 13 Beefeaters. 15 England. 16 Smoothie. 17 Holly. 18 Starch. 20 Tavern. 22 Priest. 24 Date.