GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
8 _____ lotion, soothing ointment containing zinc carbonate mixed with ferric oxide (8) 9 City in which the Parthenon is located (6) 10 British industrial designer who invented the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner (5,5) 11 Name given to a scavenging bird of the Milvus genus, amongst others (4) 12 Capital of the Bahamas (6) 14 A framework on which fruit trees or ornamental shrubs are trained (8) 15 John, The Blues Brothers actor (7) 17 Plain, rich sponge cake, originally eaten accompanying a glass of Portuguese wine (7) 20 A lively dance popular in Spain and Spanish America (8) 22 The SI unit of pressure or stress (6) 24 Mount ____ , Japan’s tallest mountain and a sacred Shinto site (4) 25 Topical magazine TV programme whose presenters include Alex Jones (3,3,4) 27 Tommy, British entertainer who starred in the stage and film musical Half A Sixpence (6) 28 Fine thread spun by spiders in cobwebs (8)
DOWN
1 Chicken tikka _____ , creamy Indian curry dish (6) 2 Joanna, actress who played the female title character in Gavin & Stacey (4) 3 HMT Empire ____ , passenger liner that gave its name to a generation of Caribbean immigrants to the UK (8) 4 A tough, transparent, thermoplastic material that is lighter than glass (7) 5 A mint-like plant attracting felines (6) 6 U.S. rock band from Las Vegas noted for the single Mr Brightside (3,7) 7 Articles of clothing such as cardigans or sweaters (8) 13 Brief memorable phrases deliberately used by politicians in speeches and interviews (10) 16 To clear of people or relinquish the occupation of (8) 18 A climber of high mountains, especially in Switzerland and Austria (8) 19 A small, originally diamond-shaped medicated tablet dissolved in the mouth (7) 21 To play the ball through the legs of an opponent in football (6) 23 Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic (6) 26 Fiona, actress who plays Carolyn Martens in Killing Eve (4)
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