GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
6 U.S. state in which the Grand Canyon is located (7) 7 George, Middlemarch novelist (5) 9 James, Misery actor (4) 10 Play by Anton Chekhov about Ivan Voynitsky (5,5) 11 Tree with long stems of yellow flowers (8) 13 Soup or stew made from a cow’s rear appendage (6) 15 ___ Mitchell, Steve McFadden’s role in EastEnders (4) 17 Fictional family in the U.S. TV series Dallas (5) 18 ___ Walcott, Everton and ex-Arsenal striker (4) 19 Francisco, Spanish Nationalist general and dictator (6) 20 Low-growing plants with yellow, white or mauve flowers, often found in rock gardens (8) 23 Zoolander actor (3,7) 26 Pin or rod by which a wheel turns (4) 27 Last ___ in Halifax, TV comedy drama series that began in 2012 (5) 28 A pole used for mooring a punt (7)
DOWN
1 Ex-footballer and Homes Under the Hammer presenter (4,6) 2 James, The Magnificent Seven actor (6) 3 ___ Bolan, lead singer of the band T. Rex (4) 4 English disc jockey born in Dartford in 1960 (4,4) 5 Egyptian city and site of the ancient pyramids (4) 6 Gulf of ____ , body of water at the northern tip of the Red Sea (5) 8 Former administrative region of central eastern Scotland (7) 12 ___ Stuart, Classic FM and ex-TV news presenter (5) 14 Renegade Anglican priest who fabricated the Popish Plot of 1678 (5,5) 16 George, British metaphysical poet born in 1593 (7) 17 Group of symbols expressing a facial expression or feeling (8) 21 A ball bowled in cricket designed to pass under the bat (6) 22 Zayn, singer/songwriter who left One Direction in 2015 (5) 24 Aladdin ___ , 1973 album by David Bowie (4) 25 ___ Croft, main protagonist of the video game franchise Tomb Raider (4)
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