GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

6 Oliver, Austrian coach who became the manager of Crystal Palace FC in 2024 (7)

7 An object surviving from an earlier time (5)

9 The refuse of grapes pressed for winemaking (4)

10 A civil officer who administers the law, especially in relation to minor offences (10)

11 A high street retailer who might use a bezel roller or loupe (8)

13 A public speaker, especially one that is eloquent (6)

15 A rod pushed through meat to turn it while roasting over an open fire (4)

17 Albrecht, painter and printmaker born in Nuremberg in 1471 (5)

18 ____ Everage, comical character who had a silent bridesmaid Madge Allsop (4)

19 Describing trousers that widen progressively towards the bottom (6)

20 English region once covered by the ATV and Central ITV franchise (8)

23 Conflict during which the poem The Charge Of The Light Brigade is set (7,3)

26 Celine, Canadian singer noted for the 1995 hit song Think Twice (4)

27 Pamela, actress who played Miss Moneypenny in Bond film Never Say Never Again (5)

28 ____ On The Ceiling,

1986 single and album by Lionel Richie (7)

DOWN

1 English city whose suburbs include Chorlton-cumHardy and Didsbury (10)

2 A substance put on hard surfaces for ornament or protective coating (6)

3 To move e.g. an image across a display screen by using a mouse, etc. (4)

4 Cumbrian mountain deriving its name from the Old Norse for ‘wild boar’ (8)

5 An allegation likely to damage another person’s reputation (4)

6 A liquid such as milk used to form a smooth coating on food (5)

8 French car company whose logo is a double chevron (7)

12 Ned, U.S. composer of contemporary classical music, born in 1923 (5)

14 Lighthouse of ____, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (10)

16 The brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor (7)

17 TV sitcom set in the fictional resort of Walmington-on-Sea (4,4)

21 Kevin, U.S. basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Suns (6)

22 A street gang member in Anthony Burgess’s novel A Clockwork Orange (5)

24 Venus de ____, ancient statue that is thought to represent the goddess of beauty (4)

25 James, darts player born in 1983 nicknamed The Machine (4)

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