GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Ornamental fluorite found in Derbyshire caverns (4,4) 5 To grovel or obey too eagerly (6) 10 The best level of something (7) 11 _____ Victorians, biographical work by Lytton Strachey (7) 12 Keeley, actress who played Home Secretary Julia Montague in Bodyguard (5) 13 The business of a farmer or thrift (9) 14 Liberal Party leader 1967-76 later cleared of conspiracy to murder (6,6) 18 U.S. composer of musicals noted for Annie Get Your Gun (6,6) 21 Hotel in Mayfair, formerly The Coburg (9) 23 A Hindu religious instructor (5) 24 James, English stand-up comedian and co-host of the Off Menu podcast (7) 25 The Castle of ____ , Gothic novel by Horace Walpole (7) 26 Robert, Sunday school movement pioneer (6) 27 Lead singer of soul group The Real Thing (4,4)

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1 Thin soups usually including rice or vegetables (6) 2 ____ Funk, song by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (6) 3 His last film appearance was Giant in 1956 (5,4) 4 He plays nightclub owner Rick Blaine in Casablanca (8,6) 6 Board used with a planchette to try to receive messages from the dead (5) 7 ______ Géricault, The Raft of the Medusa painter (8) 8 Leader of the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381 (3,5) 9 Great-aunt of David Copperfield who takes care of him (6,8) 15 U.S. musical whose lead character is teenager Tracy Turnblad (9) 16 Ryan, fictional companion of Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who (8) 17 A sinister controlling figure, originally a character in the novel Trilby (8) 19 ____ , P.I., U.S. TV drama series starring Tom Selleck (6) 20 Loose robe with wide sleeves worn in Japan (6) 22 Jeff, ex-West Brom striker, nicknamed The King (5)