GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN

ACROSS

5 To cause continuing annoyance or resentment (6)

7 Incidences of tyres bursting on a vehicle (8)

9 Nightclub and ‘church of techno’ in Berlin noted for its strict door policy (8)

10 Surname of the animated film family who live in Orbit City (6)

11 Actor noted for playing a hustler in 1992 film My Own Private Idaho (5,7) 13 Nottinghamshire town on the edge of Sherwood Forest (6)

15 Very good or

excellent (6)

18 Welcome To The ____, Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s 1984 debut album (12)

21 Jo, British perfumer born in 1963 who sold her company to Estee Lauder (6)

22 An ancient type of bottle made from e.g. the natural covering of a goat (8) 23 U.S. term for a

dustbin (5,3)

24 The longest river in South Africa, which also flows through Namibia and Lesotho (6)

DOWN

1 Town on the North Sea coast, site of the first Butlin’s holiday camp and birthplace of footballer Ray Clemence (8)

2 To give a new and

improved form to (6)

3 Singer-songwriter who formed a pop group with his brothers Kevin and Nick (3,5)

4 Outer part of the brain that plays a key role in consciousness (6)

6 Nationality of fashion

designer Tommy Hilfiger (8)

7 George, singer who recorded the original version of The Greatest Love Of All (6)

8 ____ Army, nickname for Newcastle United

FC’s supporters (4)

12 Being full to the point

of overflowing (8)

14 Dissembling or

make-believe (8)

16 A base on which a column, obelisk or statue is mounted (8)

17 Ravichandran, Indian right-arm

spin bowler, born in 1986 (6)

18 David, actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy (6)

19 Jon, journalist born in 1967 noted for investigating conspiracy theories (6)

20 William, lawyer who has served twice as U.S. attorney general (4)

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