GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

PLAY our accumulator game! Every day this week, solve the crossword to find the letter in the pink circle. On Friday, we’ll provide instructions to submit your five-letter word for your chance to win a luxury Cross pen. UK residents aged 18+, excl NI. Terms apply. Entries cost 50p.

ACROSS

7 The name for Ludwig van Beethoven’s Third Symphony (6)

8 One who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others (8)

9 A deep reddishbrown colour (8)

10 U.S. state that includes the cities of Portland and Eugene (6)

11 Andre, late actor who played Raymond Holt in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (8)

12 Tributary of the River Thames whose source is near Wiltshire’s Silbury Hill (6)

13 The technology of sending information as light pulses using cables (5,6)

18 Judas ____, heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969 (6)

20 Rowan, actor who played Father Gerald in Four Weddings

And A Funeral (8)

22 A web page providing access or links to other sites (6)

23 A pause or break

in activity (8)

24 Sam, Made In Chelsea star who won 2023’s I’m A Celebrity... (8)

25 Taxes or other compulsory financial charges (6)

DOWN

1 A piece of enclosed land planted with fruit trees (7)

2 Name for Castor and Pollux as patrons of sailors in particular (8)

3 Sophie, author of recent Hercule Poirot novels such as The Monogram Murders (6)

4 A toothed wheel that engages the links of a chain on a bicycle (8)

5 Towards the rear of a boat or an aircraft (6)

6 A small or relatively simple crown, especially worn by lesser royalty (7)

8 A thorough questioning or quizzing (13)

14 Showing no pity or compassion for others (8)

15 William, dramatist born in 1670 noted for his play The Way Of The World (8)

16 A light sweet bread typically in the form of a small roll (7)

17 Fold-out and clickclack are types of this furniture item (4,3)

19 To consign a body to a vault for burial (6)

21 To confine protesters to a small area as a method of crowd control (6)

SOLUTION TOMORROW