GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN
ACROSS
1 Royal residence in Berkshire that includes St George’s Chapel (7,6) 8 _ _ _ _ Blyton, English author who wrote The Famous Five series (4) 9 Those who fight in a battle or war (10) 10 J.M., Scottish writer who created the character Tinker Bell (6) 11 Colloquial term for young women who enjoy boisterous social drinking sessions (8) 12 The rule of an autocrat (9) 14 _ _ _ _ Larson, U.S. actress who played Captain Marvel in the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame (4) 15 Common, leather and mirror are common types of this freshwater fish (4) 16 Female name of Greek origin that means ‘resurrection’ (9) 20 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ pad, informal term for a single man’s home (8) 21 To maintain very firmly (6) 23 The Sky At Night presenter Patrick Moore was a noted amateur one (10) 24 A small stream (4) 25 Term for a female member of the U.S. House of Representatives (13)
DOWN
1 Market town in south Oxfordshire that was Alfred the Great’s birthplace (7) 2 The lowest or worst part of something (5) 3 Walter, German-born British artist spuriously thought by some to be Jack the Ripper (7) 4 Legendary twin brothers and founders of Rome suckled by a she-wolf (7,3,5) 5 The Palme d’Or and Golden Globes are examples of these in the film world (6) 6 An eatery in Italy (9) 7 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sports, activities such as BASE jumping that expose participants to high risk (7) 13 A draught horse noted for its strength and speed originally from northwestern France (9) 15 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ car, an older vehicle of quality sought after by collectors (7) 17 Colloquial U.S. term for a run-down area of a city where impoverished and marginalised individuals live (4,3) 18 A protein hormone released in the pancreas (7) 19 Nigel, actor who played Neil in the TV comedy The Young Ones (6) 22 An interlocked formation of opposing packs in rugby union (5) SOLUTION TOMORROW