GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

8 A person who vacillates or wavers (8) 9 A disinfecting agent (6) 10 Carry On ____ , 1972 comedy film starring Hattie Jacques in the title role (6) 11 A room for rough kitchen work such as the cleaning of utensils (8) 12 ____ Walk, road running from Buckingham Palace along the south side of St James’s Park (8) 13 Part of the stamen on a flower that produces pollen (6) 14 Cloying or sickly sweet (4) 16 A smooth preparation of food suitable for spreading on bread (5) 17 A small child or very small amount (4) 18 A hermitage for a holy man (6) 20 Autobiographical jailbreak novel by French author Henri Charrière adapted for film in 1973 and 2017 (8) 23 A commotion or fuss (8) 24 Minimum age in years for serving in the U.S. Senate (6) 25 Rower nearest the rear of the boat who sets the pace (6) 26 Artefacts or imagery that are self-consciously Scottish (8)

DOWN

1 The Hindu festival of lights (6) 2 The ____ Murder Club, 2020 debut novel by Pointless TV co-presenter Richard Osman (8) 3 Term used in the satirical magazine Private Eye for the Queen (6) 4 Vegetables of a green ball-like shape, named after a Belgian city (8,7) 5 Hardened in heart or feelings (8) 6 A fanatic or passionate enthusiast (6) 7 Miss ____ , the original femme fatale character in the board game Cluedo (8) 15 TV series set in Holby City Hospital that began airing in 1986 (8) 16 A small booklet usually of information (8) 17 Carey, British actress who starred as Daisy Buchanan in the 2013 film The Great Gatsby (8) 19 A kind of deodorant with a rotating ball in its neck (4-2) 21 Martin, late English midfielder who scored in the 1966 FIFA World Cup final (6) 22 A widespread show of anger and disapproval (6)