GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 2008 superhero film starring Heath Ledger as The Joker (3,4,6) 8 A song in an opera (4) 9 Modern term for a celebration held on the fourth Sunday of Lent in the UK (7,3) 10 Harold, British prime minister who coined the phrase ‘A week is a long time in politics’ (6) 11 A mild, firm, white Cypriot cheese, often eaten grilled (8) 12 Jeroboam and solomon are among bottle sizes for this sparkling wine (9) 14 Rock Of _ _ _ _ , Christian hymn written by Augustus Toplady in 1763 (4) 15 A harmful micro-organism (4) 16 A small Native American settlement in the Southwest U.S. or Mexico (9) 20 A phrase meaning ‘by general assent without discussion or taking of a vote’ (2,3,3) 21 Marc, vocalist in the synth-pop duo Soft Cell (6) 23 To fall or move out
of line (5,5) 24 An ancient Greek coin, the sixth of the value of a drachma (4) 25 Crisp, unsweetened biscuits, often eaten with cheese (5,8)
DOWN
1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ delight, a sweetmeat consisting of gelatine boiled, cubed and dusted with sugar (7) 2 Mary Ann, English author who published under the pen name George Eliot (5) 3 Caucasian republic whose capital is Yerevan (7) 4 A person who grows vegetables, herbs and fruit to supply his or her own household (7,8) 5 Beading and quilting are types of this sewing instrument (6) 6 Paul, former Newcastle United and Spurs midfielder who won 57 caps for England (9) 7 Psychic injuries, often caused by emotional shock (7) 13 Character in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland who hosts an outdoor tea party (5,4) 15 Applicable to any member of a group (7) 17 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ races, five chief annual horseraces that include the Epsom Derby and Oaks (7) 18 Characterising rock produced by volcanoes (7) 19 Charles, disgraced former British major and the subject of the play Quiz, later adapted for TV (6) 22 Julianne, U.S. actress who won a Best Actress Oscar for the 2014 film Still Alice (5)