GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
5 David, Colombian goalkeeper who made 29 appearances for Arsenal FC (6) 7 A company that manufactures motor vehicles (8) 9 Riding-breeches, worn loose around the hip and tight-fitting from the knee to the ankle (8) 10 Kurt, U.S. lead singer and guitarist of grunge band Nirvana who died in 1994 (6) 11 An obstacle race run in the Olympics by men since 1900 (12) 13 To go away secretly
or suddenly (6) 15 A conclusion or
final part (6) 18 Song by Swedish group ABBA that was their fourth UK No 1 hit in 1976 (7,5) 21 ____ Lee, U.S. singer noted for her 1958 song Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (6) 22 An area of no trees within
a forest or woodland (8) 23 The study of fungi (8) 24 ____ skink, a thick Scottish soup of smoked haddock, potatoes, onions and milk (6)
DOWN
1 ____ Coel, Ghanaian-British actress who played the lead in the 2020 TV drama series I May Destroy You (8) 2 An instruction book for a piece
of machinery or technology (6) 3 ____ ligament, a bundle of fibrous tissue found in the knee (8) 4 A round coloured decoration
for a Christmas tree (6) 6 A support, usually of wood or metal, inserted in footwear when not being worn to preserve its shape (8) 7 John, U.S. actor who plays the record store owner in the 2000 film High Fidelity (6) 8 Tracey, English artist born in 1963 noted for her confessional artwork (4) 12 A person confined to a prescribed area as a precautionary measure (8) 14 A shape with five sides (8) 16 A quick series of beats on a
percussion instrument (4,4) 17 Met Office shipping forecast
area off the west coast of France (6) 18 ____ Flitch, a piece of bacon traditionally given in an Essex village to a couple happily married for a year and a day (6) 19 Ouzo is the national drink of
this Mediterranean country (6) 20 ____ economy, unusual economic activity not reflected in official statistics (4)
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