GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Dexys ____ Runners, English pop rock band noted for their song Come On Eileen (8) 5 To increase in
intensity (4,2) 10 A small quantity (7) 11 A passenger-carrying
coach on a train (7) 12 Bertie ____, Irish former Taoiseach who is father-inlaw of Westlife singer Nicky Byrne (5) 13 A region of space in which gravity is so strong that nothing can escape from it (5,4) 14 Rude or lacking in
politeness (12) 18 Short periods of rest at work in which one has hot drinks (6,6) 21 Alpine flower that is also the title of a song in the film musical The Sound Of Music (9) 23 Maro ____, rugby union player who plays as a lock for Saracens and England (5) 24 ____ stitch, a long, loose temporary one used in dressmaking (7) 25 A swollen area within body
tissue containing pus (7) 26 A sign of the zodiac whose
symbol is two fish (6) 27 A follower or supporter (8)
DOWN
1 A member of a group of vertebrates that suckle their young and are warmblooded (6) 2 Robert ____, first Earl of Leicester and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I (6) 3 An encouragement or
spur (9) 4 A small road, spanning a river or stream, that has a steep ascent and descent (8,6) 6 A simple feat learned by an
animal or person (5) 7 Small, flute-like
instruments (8) 8 Contrary or intransigent (8) 9 Billy Bones and Ben Gunn are characters in this adventure novel published in 1882 (8,6) 15 To disagree (4,5) 16 A lid for a container that fastens by being turned (5,3) 17 Violations or breaches of
the law (8) 19 Song by U.S. country artist Dolly Parton released in 1973 (6) 20 Patsy ____, English actress who played Faye Morton in TV medical drama series Holby City (6) 22 Marco Pierre ____, British chef who was the first to be awarded three Michelin stars (5)
SOLUTION TOMORROW