GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
8 Affluent or prosperous (4-2-2) 9 ____ Harkness, powerful
witch in U.S. comic books (6) 10 An intelligent ape that inhabits the tropical forests of central Africa (10) 11 A large, loose hood worn
by a monk (4) 12 Without payment
or recompense (6) 14 A child born in a multiple
birth of nine siblings (8) 15 The Little ____ , bronze statue in Copenhagen inspired by a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale (7) 17 ____ Parker Bowles, royal family member who became Duchess of Cornwall in 2005 (7) 20 A parting word in Japanese (8) 22 A military entertainment with marching and displays of prowess (6) 24 A hill or tract of upland moor, especially in northern Britain (4) 25 Biscuits with a layer of currants, named after a 19th century Italian patriot (10) 27 Little Jack ____ , boy in the
classic nursery rhyme who sat in the corner (6) 28 Emma ____ , British teenage tennis player who won the 2021 U.S. Open women’s singles title (8)
DOWN
1 A rope or chain for confining an animal within certain limits (6) 2 Fatboy ____ , professional name of musician and DJ born Norman Cook (4) 3 Fictional penguin who is second-in-command to Skipper in the animated Madagascar film series (8) 4 Irish boy band noted for their 1998 UK No 1 hit No Matter What (7) 5 A protein obtained from milk
forming the basis of cheese (6) 6 A final stage in racket sports in which a player is on the verge of winning (5,5) 7 TV game show hosted by comedian Michael McIntyre that first aired in 2020 (3,5) 13 English actor who plays Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (3,7) 16 Former First Lady of Argentina who inspired a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice (3,5) 18 A substance that inactivates
a bacterium, virus or toxin by combining with it (8) 19 Barbara ____ , U.S.-Nicaraguan actress who played assassin Fatima Blush in the Bond film Never Say Never Again (7) 21 French city that was the medieval seat of the Plantagenet dynasty (6) 23 Pungent edible bulbs of
the allium family (6) 26 A delicate ornamental fabric made by looping or knotting threads into definite patterns (4)