GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Part of a church or cathedral at right angles to the nave (8) 5 Superficial wounds or abrasions caused by an object rubbing against the skin of the body (6) 10 Musical by Kander and Ebb that includes the song Cell Block Tango (7) 11 The white of an egg (7) 12 A transparent fluid derived from various tissues and organs of the body (5) 13 To put in the right position, especially regarding unfamiliar surroundings (9) 14 An expression for the ability to continue in action for a long time (7,5) 18 A portable radio transmitter and receiver allowing for two-way communication (6-6) 21 An advantage, right or favour granted to an individual or select few (9) 23 Controversial 1996 thriller film directed by David Cronenberg based on a novel by J.G. Ballard (5) 24 Japanese electronics company founded in 1910 whose name means ‘sunrise’ in English (7) 25 Thiamine is such an organic nutrient key to human health in minute amounts (7) 26 A district assigned by a church to a minister or priest (6) 27 Flat-bodied fish with a barbed dorsal spine on its tail (5,3)
DOWN
1 The ropes and rigging of a ship (6) 2 Self-evident truths or well-established principles (6) 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ western, film genre associated with Italian director Sergio Leone (9) 4 Botanical process by which plants make their food using the energy of light through the green pigment chlorophyll (14) 6 Batman’s vigilante partner (5) 7 Victoria Falls are on the border of this country and Zambia (8) 8 A light white wine from the Loire Valley (8) 9 Novel by Enid Bagnold about a horse-mad girl made into a 1944 film starring a young Elizabeth Taylor (8,6) 15 U.S. Ivy League university in New Jersey founded in 1746 (9) 16 An agency for putting people with articles to exchange or trade in touch with one another (4,4) 17 A covered arcade connected to a college, large church or monastery (8) 19 Armie, U.S. actor who played the Winklevoss twins in the 2010 film The Social Network (6) 20 A mixture of beer or ginger beer and lemonade (6) 22 Anvil-shaped bone in the ear (5)
SOLUTION TOMORROW