GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD SOLUTION TOMORROW

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8 U.S. river starting in the Rockies, whose tributaries include the Green and Gila Rivers (8)

9 Vertical sections between

the treads of a staircase (6)

10 ____ Rayner, Labour politician who was elected deputy leader of the party in 2020 (6) 11 A system or provision of drains for carrying off waste water and refuse from houses (8)

12 A resistance fighter, especially in Italy or eastern Europe during World War II (8)

13 Connected to a computer (6) 14 1992 song by pop and rock duo Shakespears Sister that was their only UK No. 1 hit (4) 16 Zaha, late architect of buildings such as Glasgow’s Riverside Museum; given a damehood in 2012 (5)

17 Luis, Colombian winger who

joined Liverpool FC in 2022 (4) 18 ____ powder, a cosmetic preparation, usually with a pleasant smell, that is put on the skin (6)

20 Martin, British children’s author who created Where’s Wally? (8)

23 Scrat in the Ice Age film

franchise is a fictional one (8) 24 A strip of leather or fabric under the laces in a shoe, attached only at the front end (6)

25 The muscle on the front

part of the upper arm (6)

26 Walter, motor manufacturer who constructed a famous New York skyscraper (8)

DOWN

1 ____ Page, Welsh actress who played Stacey Shipman in the TV sitcom Gavin & Stacey (6)

2 City that was named the UK’s third City of Culture in 2017 (8)

3 Pablo, Spanish-born cellist and conductor born in 1876, noted for his consummate musicianship (6)

4 An assignment or award that is likely to prove disadvantageous or problematic to the recipient (8,7)

5 Joan, U.S. actress born in 1904, whose films included Johnny Guitar and What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (8)

6 ____ plane, a realm of immaterial existence, regarded as a counterpart to bodily reality (6)

7 Catherine of ____ , wife of King Charles II, who died in 1705 (8)

15 Calm and peaceful (8)

16 A writer of comic stories

or an amusing talker (8)

17 The quality of being clever,

quick and skilful (8)

19 Dominic, metal expert on

TV’s The Repair Shop (6)

21 ____ reserve, an area of land that is specially run and protected to keep its flora and fauna (6)

22 A device that receives and sends data on computer networks (6)