GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

6 Bernie, British comedian noted for working with the orange puppet Oswald the Ostrich (7)

7 Tenochtitlan was the capital of this ancient empire in modern day Mexico (5)

9 Stage name of Scottish lead singer of the neoprogressive rock band Marillion until 1988 (4)

10 Official permission to do something given by a person or group in power (10)

11 A jumble or ragbag (8)

13 A girl who enjoys boisterous or noisy activities (6)

15 Of a door, slightly open (4) 17 An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland (5)

18 A person’s emotional state or the atmosphere of a place given to others (4)

19 An example of hurried,

careless writing (6)

20 Any religious movement centred on the figure of the Devil (8)

23 The Biggest ____ In The World, comic song by Gracie Fields first recorded in 1938 (10)

26 ____ V, King of Norway

who was succeeded in 1991 by Harald V (4)

27 A trained assassin and

spy in feudal Japan (5)

28 Scandinavian hero who vanquished the monster Grendel (7)

DOWN

1 A contagious bacterial infection mainly affecting the nose and throat (10)

2 Region of Greece that

includes the capital Athens (6) 3 A crisp, ginger biscuit (4)

4 ____ lobe, part of the brain vital for sensory perception and integration (8) 5 In ancient Greek architecture, a covered walkway commonly for public use (4)

6 A small, hot-tasting pod of a variety of capsicum used in sauces and relishes (5)

8 SI unit of electric charge that was named after a French physicist (7)

12 Cheryl, actress who plays Larry David’s wife in Curb Your Enthusiasm (5)

14 M People song released in 1993 that was their bestselling single (6,2,2)

16 Saoirse-Monica ____, Irish actress who starred as Erin Quinn in sitcom Derry Girls (7) 17 A type of plant that has been bred rather than found in the wild (8)

21 Frances, U.S. tennis player who defeated Rafa Nadal in the 2022 U.S. Open (6)

22 A set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed (5)

24 Hebridean island with a monastery founded by St Columba (4)

25 ____ Jones, actor who plays the scientist Arnim Zola in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (4)

SOLUTION ON MONDAY

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