GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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1 British singer-songwriter whose first solo album Faith was released in 1987 (6,7)
8 A smaller-headed type of golf club usually used after teeing off (4)
9 The largest city in the U.S. state of California (3,7)
10 A sudden involuntary explosion of air from the nose and mouth due to irritation in the nostrils (6)
11 Adjectives or adjectival phrases that denote qualities of the person or thing described (8)
12 Release of an offender from detention subject to a period of good behaviour under supervision (9)
14 Elisha, U.S. industrialist who founded a lift company in 1853 (4)
15 Yorkshire river on which the city of Leeds stands (4)
16 A large accumulation of goods and materials, often held in reserve for emergency use (9)
20 A golden-brown striped gemstone that was carried as an amulet to ward off evil (5,3)
21 Bobby, English national football manager who coached Ipswich Town and Newcastle United FC (6)
23 A critical or explanatory comment that is added to a text (10)
24 A colourless, odourless gas that is used in lighting for advertising (4)
25 Expression meaning ‘to show impatience while waiting for something to begin’ (5,2,3,3)
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1 Frank, TV news journalist who was shot while on assignment in Saudi Arabia in 2004 (7)
2 A very small amount of something (5)
3 ____ & George, collaborative art duo noted for their largescale photo works (7)
4 Chief custodian of UK coinage held since 1870 as an honorary post by the Chancellor (6,2,3,4)
5 Frank or open (6)
6 A name of three ancient kings of Egypt (9)
7 Mythical Greek king, named in Homer’s epics as father of Odysseus (7)
13 Spanish city that contains the boulevard Las Ramblas in its centre (9)
15 Relating to electronic equipment fitted in an aircraft (7)
17 An ancient and modern city of the Peloponnese in south-central Greece (7)
18 A place from which to keep watch or view the landscape (7)
19 An act of improving the appearance, form or structure of something (6)
22 Small lodging establishment offering overnight accommodation and a first meal of the day (1,3,1)
SOLUTION TOMORROW