GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 Song by The Zutons, covered in 2007 by Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse (7) 7 A caper or extraordinary trick (5) 9 Internet search engine launched by Microsoft in 2009 (4) 10 A worthless, disreputable person (4-2-4) 11 A reckless or exciting piece of conduct (8) 13 A country house with farm buildings attached (6) 15 Tom yum is a hot soup of this Asian national cuisine (4) 17 Simon, English singer/ songwriter who was lead singer and lyricist of the band Duran Duran (2,3) 18 ____ Wilson, U.S. actor who voiced Lightning McQueen in the Cars film series (4) 19 André, French poet and essayist born in 1896 who promoted the Surrealist movement (6) 20 One who takes part in a sport of grappling and pinning an opponent to the ground (8) 23 Usually derogatory term for one who drudges or is hired to work for another (10) 26 To expel or drive out from a place or position (4) 27 Russian city on the Black Sea that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics (5) 28 Bend It Like ____ , 2002 romantic sports comedy film starring Parminder Nagra (7)

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1 One who improperly copies or fails to acknowledge the work of another (10) 2 A tributary of the River Cam (6) 3 ____ Hackman, U.S. actor who starred in the 2001 comedy film The Royal Tenenbaums (4) 4 ____ Bay, large inlet of the Irish Sea indenting the west coast of Wales (8) 5 A dish of food, usually meat with vegetables, cooked in water or a stock (4) 6 Dance of the Seven ____ , term retrospectively applied to a biblical performance by Salomé before King Herod II (5) 8 A perfumed mixture of alcohol and essential oils, first produced in 1709 (7) 12 English rock band formed in 1997 whose lead singer is Guy Garvey (5) 14 A diacritical sign used to indicate the omission of a letter or letters (10) 16 London department store sold by Egyptian businessman Mohamed al-Fayed in 2010 (7) 17 Social media site launched in 2003 for professional networking and job advancement (8) 21 Girl’s name that derives from the Greek for ‘good victory’ (6) 22 Racecourse in Surrey that includes the bend Tattenham Corner (5) 24 ____ Stein, English celebrity restaurateur who wrote the 2013 memoir Under A Mackerel Sky (4) 25 Disorderly or riotous crowds (4) SOLUTION ON MONDAY