GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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6 Vampire played on screen by Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee (7) 7 Ruby, Irish ex-National Hunt jockey who won the Grand National in 2000 and 2005 (5) 9 Soft pear-shaped false fruits from trees of the mulberry family that are packed with seeds and often eaten dried (4) 10 A rapid, whirling Neapolitan dance, once considered a remedy for a wolf-spider’s sting (10) 11 A brief or condensed statement providing a general view (8) 13 One employed in the felling and sawing of timber (6) 15 Salvador, Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres in 1904 (4) 17 Currency used in many Arab countries including Jordan and Tunisia (5) 18 _ _ _ _ Benedict, popular brunch dish (4) 19 _ _ _ _ _ _ Nureyev, Soviet-born ballet dancer noted for his partnership with Margot Fonteyn (6) 20 2000 survival drama film starring Tom Hanks as a man marooned on an island (4,4) 23 A tough, glossy transparent material used mainly for wrapping goods and food (10) 26 Alan, U.S. actor who played Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series M*A*S*H (4) 27 An establishment for a beautician or hairdresser (5) 28 Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , third in the series of fantasy novels by JK Rowling published in 1999 (7)

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1 Byname of U.S. singer and pianist noted for his recording of Blueberry Hill in 1956 (4,6) 2 Richard, director of the 2003 Christmas-themed romantic comedy film Love Actually (6) 3 Term for a score of no runs in both innings of a cricket match (4) 4 A confidence trickster or someone who practises fraud (8) 5 Representative colour of the Democratic Party in the U.S. (4) 6 A small ornamental paper mat used on a plate beneath sandwiches, cakes and the like (5) 8 Simon, U.S. actor who played Howard Wolowitz in the TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory (7) 12 _ _ _ _ _ The Hedgehog, video games character whose main enemy is Dr Robotnik (5) 14 Swedish-U.S. actress born in 1905 whose signature line was ‘I want to be alone’ (5,5) 16 Charms worn to ward off evil (7) 17 French electronic music duo who released the song Get Lucky with vocals by Pharrell Williams in 2013 (4,4) 21 An Arab chieftain (6) 22 Elizabeth, professional name of Canadian-born U.S. businesswoman who founded a cosmetics company in 1910 (5) 24 Professional name of Scottish singer born Marie Lawrie noted for her hit Shout (4) 25 This biblical figure was the father of Cain, Abel and Seth (4) SOLUTION ON MONDAY