GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

6 A type of lasso (5)

7 Song by Welsh band Catatonia that reached No.

5 in the UK charts in 1998 (4,4)

10 Dumplings of Polish origin, usually filled with meat or vegetables (7)

11 ____ Race, yachting event around a rock off Ireland that began in 1925 (7)

12 Las ____, 1656 group portrait by Diego Velazquez set in a palace studio (7)

13 To assist or encourage (7)

14 ____ dress, minimalist garment created by Coco Chanel in 1926 (6,5)

19 Having wrinkles with age (7)

21 ____ Farjeon, children’s author who had a literary award named after her (7)

23 Informal term to denote ‘if something can go wrong, it will’ (4,3)

25 Mythical animal typically depicted as a horse with a single horn (7)

26 James, midfielder who signed for Tottenham Hotspur FC in 2023 (8)

27 The ____ & Scratchy Show, fictional animated series in The Simpsons (5)

DOWN

1 Related through a female parent’s side of the family (8)

2 ____ Andrews, presenter of This Is Your Life from 1955 until his death in 1987 (6)

3 A mixture of e.g. blueberries and sliced banana served in syrup or juice (5,5)

4 A floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg (4)

5 Set the ____, expression meaning ‘to dictate the course of action’ (6)

6 To drain or force out again (6)

8 Body of water in the Southern Ocean named after an English polar explorer (4,3)

9 Sly And The Family ____, U.S. band noted for their psychedelic soul sound (5)

13 Following in order or succession (10)

15 2011 animated musical film that includes the song I See The Light (7)

16 Director whose films include Kes and I, Daniel Blake (3,5)

17 Nationality of hotelier Cesar Ritz, born in 1850 (5)

18 ____ knot, like a reef knot that is crossed the wrong way and is easily unfastened (6)

20 Astrologer’s diagram to represent the position of planets and stars (6)

22 A substance held to be capable of turning base metals into gold (6)

24 Robert, filmmaker noted for directing the 1965 film The Sound Of Music (4)

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