GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 Brian, actor who played Foggy Dewhurst in the TV series Last Of The Summer Wine (5) 7 To control, direct or steer the course of a vessel (8) 10 To put at risk or endanger (7) 11 Will, prominent member of Robin Hood’s band of merry men (7) 12 A breed of short-haired domestic cat, usually dark brown in colour with green or golden eyes (7) 13 Dustin, U.S. golfer who won the 2020 Masters (7)

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1 Meaningless nonsense or empty words (8) 2 Guy, British-Australian actor who played Mike Young in the Australian soap Neighbours (6) 3 Term for a person on social media who can boost consumption of a brand or product (10) 4 Warren, U.S. businessman who founded the first car rental company to be based at an airport (4) 5 Nobby, late Manchester United midfielder who played in England’s 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning team (6) 6 North Yorkshire resort where Irish author Bram Stoker was inspired to write Dracula (6) 8 Dennis the Menace’s pet dog in the comic The Beano (7) 9 Emma, U.S. actress who starred alongside Ryan Gosling in the 2016 musical film La La Land (5) 13 Sponge biscuits with an orange-flavoured jelly filling and a chocolate topping (5,5) 15 ____ Swit, U.S. actress who played Major ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan in the TV series M*A*S*H (7) 16 A subatomic particle which has a negative charge (8) 17 A light bluish purple colour (5) 18 Officials who admit people to a hall or chamber (6) 20 Term for an over in cricket in which the batting side score no runs (6) 22 Tommy, British comedian born in 1921 noted for his trademark fez (6) 24 The kernel is usually the edible part of these foods with hard shells (4)

14 The Met in London is an example of this type of professional body (6,5) 19 A suitor or one who highly respects another (7) 21 The ____ , long-running radio serial set in the village of Ambridge (7) 23 Louis, founder of a French luxury fashion house born in 1821 (7) 25 A person sent to preach the gospel (7) 26 A good-humoured exchange of witty comments (8) 27 Fictional species of small, furry bipeds that inhabit the forest moon of Endor in the Star Wars films (5)