GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Ed Sheeran’s second No 1 single in the UK (8,3,4)

8 The taking of a practical view in human problems (7)

9 A castle or large country house in France (7) 10 An assumed name (5)

11 Bird with a long, flat, broad beak similar to an ibis (9)

12 Subtle degrees or shades of difference (7) 14 Irish racehorse that won three consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cups (5)

15 Keith, New Zealand-born Australian country singer/songwriter and husband of Nicole Kidman (5)

17 Technical term for loss of memory (7)

19 Event at which commercial products in a particular industry are exhibited (5,4)

22 Sticky, typically aromatic substance secreted by trees such as fir and pine (5)

23 Seven-a-side game largely played by women (7)

24 A pale-coloured lager beer originally brewed in the Czech Republic (7)

25 English novelist who wrote Birdsong and Charlotte Gray (9,6)

DOWN

1 Humorous term for bookmakers (4,11)

2 Fashion designer Donatella Versace has this nationality (7)

3 Jürgen, German striker who played for Spurs and later managed his national team (9) 4 Southern French city site of the Maison Carrée, a well preserved Roman temple (5)

5 Mark, U.S. writer who created the character Tom Sawyer (5)

6 A tapering column or pillar of stone set up as a landmark or monument (7)

7 Words or phrases with two meanings, one less decent (6,9)

9 Sophie, actress who played the title character in the TV drama series The Trial Of Christine Keeler (7)

13 Marc, Belorussian-born French painter and printmaker noted for his hybrid modernist style (7)

14 Great Barrier Reef is off the north-east coast of this country (9)

16 A container of grain from which small presents are drawn (4,3)

18 A place, usually official, for storing weapons and ammunition (7)

20 Chris, U.S. actor who played Captain America in the Marvel film series (5)

21 Cathedral city of North Yorkshire (5)

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