GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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1 Haile, African leader who
was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930 (8)
5 A small, pink edible crustacean with an elongated body (6)
10 One who denies the
existence of a god (7)
11 Musical first performed in 1975 whose cast includes Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly (7)
12 Tamsin, English actress who played Caroline Todd in the TV sitcom Green Wing (5)
13 The customary code
of polite behaviour in society (9)
14 Phrase meaning
‘to clarify’ (5,5,2)
18 Characterising Chinese food cooked in a sauce containing sugar and either lemon or vinegar (5-3-4)
21 A high level of skill
or knowledge (9)
23 Gulf of ____ , a large body
of water at the northern tip of the Red Sea (5)
24 A minor prophet of the Old Testament whose book is a warning to the people of Edom (7)
25 A highly prized gemstone consisting of carbon crystallised in a cubic system (7)
26 Cat, English actress and broadcaster who presented TV talent show Stars In Their Eyes (6)
27 Brett, lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Suede (8)
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1 Character in the Scooby-Doo franchise who owns the talking Great Dane (6)
2 Tom, U.S. musician and satirist noted for his song The Elements released in 1959 (6) 3 U.S. term for a catapult (9)
4 Dancing ____ , song originally released by rock group King Harvest and covered by Toploader in 2000 (2,3,9)
6 Japanese poem of
seventeen syllables (5)
7 Informal phrase meaning
‘agitated’ or ‘excited’ (2,1,5)
8 Complex substances present in all living organisms that have great nutritional value (8)
9 A strong cord of fibrous tissue that connects muscles in the back of the calf to the heel bone (8,6)
15 Monosodium ____ , a flavour enhancer often added to restaurant foods (9)
16 Pallas and Vesta are examples of this type of heavenly body (8)
17 A mould or pattern, such as a thin plate, that is used as a guide to the form of a piece being made (8)
19 Social or religious customs banning or restricting certain practices (6)
20 Pierre, Italian-born fashion designer born in 1922 noted for his Space Age designs (6) 22 The German cities of Cologne and Düsseldorf lie on the banks of this river (5)