GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Dish of lemon Swiss roll and amaretti trifle to celebrate the 70th year of the Queen’s reign (8,7)
8 Opera by Czech composer Antonin Dvorák about a water nymph (7)
9 People or organisations using the services of lawyers or other professionals (7)
10 A German prison camp for
captured enemy officers (5) 11 A dish in Mediterranean cuisine of poached eggs in a spicy sauce of tomatoes, vegetables and meat (9)
12 ____ degeneration, an eye condition producing distortion or loss of central vision (7)
14 Kevin, English actor who played valet Joseph Molesley in TV series Downton Abbey (5)
15 To register as a member of an institution or a student on a course (5)
17 Sums of money added to wages as a reward for good performance (7)
19 A generic term for a great artist of former times, especially in the Renaissance (3,6)
22 A farewell (5)
23 Little Red ____,
UK No. 1 single by
The Rolling Stones (7)
24 An act, gift, words or other
expression of approval (7) 25 A medical practitioner who treats disorders related to problems with hormones (15)
DOWN
1 Informal expression for an average result or occurrence (3,3,3,6)
2 Son of King David in the Old Testament, whose name means
‘the father is peace’ (7)
3 Lacking sense or
sound reasoning (9)
4 Mountain range that runs from north to south through western Russia (5)
5 ____ and drabs, small
quantities at a time (5)
6 British singer-songwriter who was lead singer of rock band The Blockheads (3,4)
7 French author noted for his novel Madame Bovary, which was published in book form in 1857 (7,8)
9 Annoyance or vexation at having failed or been humiliated (7)
13 A large marine crustacean with cylindrical body, stalked eyes and large claws (7)
14 Song sung mostly in Spanish by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi, released in 2017 (9)
16 John, Conservative politician who challenged John Major in a party leadership contest in 1995 (7)
18 Incentives or things that arouse activity and energy in people (7)
20 A room or space
immediately below the roof of a building (5)
21 The relative size of two
or more values (5)