GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN SEE BELOW
ACROSS
1 Informal term for lively parties (5-3) 5 A place of protection or refuge (6) 10 A freshwater fish native to Africa (7) 11 Sophie, English actress who played Roxy Morton in the 2014 film Kingsman: The Secret Service (7) 12 ____ of the North, public artwork in Gateshead by British sculptor Antony Gormley (5) 13 A period of three months (9) 14 Nickname of Mars because of the rusting of iron minerals in its soil (3,3,6) 18 Mythical treasure sought by Jason and his crew of Argonauts (6,6) 21 Openings with a hinged or sliding door in a deck, floor, wall or roof (9) 23 Nick, English golfer noted for his partnership with caddie Fanny Sunesson in the 1990s (5) 24 A people of south central Ghana who speak a Twi language (7) 25 A form of cold water immersion usually as part of a training regime after exercise (3,4) 26 English county cricket side who play their home matches at The Oval in Kennington (6) 27 A horse-breeding establishment (8)
DOWN
1 A knapsack for holding an outfit or equipment (6) 2 A funeral oration or piece of writing giving praise (6) 3 A tomb or vault for the interment of a human body (9) 4 A hard white solid, made from partly dehydrated gypsum, used for making sculptures and casts (7,2,5) 6 Joss, English singer/songwriter who won the 2021 series of The Masked Singer as Sausage (5) 7 Portuguese horse breed, often used in ranching and bullfighting (8) 8 ____ group, section of the population with a common interest or characteristic not shared by most others (8) 9 1993 film about the Holocaust for which Steven Spielberg won his first Best Director Oscar (10,4) 15 Patrick, professional name of English photographer who took the official photographs of Charles and Diana’s wedding in 1981 (9) 16 TV quiz show which has featured Judith Keppel and Kevin Ashman among a team of quiz experts (8) 17 ____ Christian, leading mutineer against the command of William Bligh on HMS Bounty (8) 19 A domesticated South American member of the camel family, noted for its long silky wool (6) 20 Fictional city that is home to the superhero Batman (6) 22 A joint on which a door or lid turns (5)
SOLUTION TOMORROW