GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN
ACROSS
8 Song by Bryan Adams that reached No. 11 in the UK charts in 1985 (3,2,3)
9 ____ husbandry, the science of breeding and caring for livestock (6)
10 Descent of a rock face by moving down a rope (6)
11 ____ James, accidentprone character in The Beano comic since 1986 (8)
12 One who has agreed to
take a role or position (8)
13 Unofficial name for a score of four under par in golf (6)
14 A quantity of e.g. medals won by a person or team in a sporting event (4)
16 River forming much of the border between Cornwall and Devon (5)
17 Michael, author who created Paddington Bear (4)
18 A traditional way of behaving or doing something (6)
20 A drink or remedy prepared by soaking tea leaves or herbs in liquid (8)
23 Alan, author who created lathe operator Arthur Seaton (8)
24 Felicity, actress who played Barbara Good in The Good Life (6)
25 A pair of partners in a dance or game (6)
26 Of, on or towards the left-hand side in heraldry (8)
DOWN
1 ____ House, childhood home in Kent of General James Wolfe (6)
2 Very light in a way that seems not to be of this world (8)
3 A small round hole in leather or cloth for threading a lace or string (6)
4 Fungal infection affecting trees first isolated in the Netherlands in 1921 (5,3,7)
5 A vehicle high above ground moving passengers up or down steep slopes (5,3)
6 The ____ And Her, TV dance music show hosted by Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan (6)
7 Mare Of ____, crime drama TV series starring Kate Winslet (8)
15 A tropical shrub noted for its bell-shaped or lantern-like flowers (8)
16 Main ingredients with herbs and sometimes wine in a cacciatore sauce (8)
17 ____ and Technology Education Council, provider of vocational qualification BTEC (8)
19 Tiptoe Through The ____, popular song that was published in 1929 (6)
21 Michel, Russian choreographer and ballet dancer born in 1880 (6)
22 The wild ass of Central Asia (6)