GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 An overshoe worn to protect an ordinary shoe from rain or dirt (6) 8 Robbie, English singer/songwriter originally with Take That (8) 9 David, English author of Starter For Ten and One Day (8) 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ jubilee, a 50th anniversary (6) 11 Nationality of comedian Billy Connolly (8) 12 Dick, English highwayman hanged at York in 1739 (6) 13 Common butterflies with black wings bearing scarlet and white markings (3,8) 18 Gentle, mild or unruffled (6) 20 Jack, U.S. ex-golfer who was the first person to win a triple career grand slam (8) 22 Person who carries out domestic work in a household in return for board and lodging (2,4) 23 A thin round cake made of maize flour in Mexican cuisine (8) 24 Ancient trade route from China through India to the West (4,4) 25 British trade union for actors, performers and creative workers (6)

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1 A starch used for food from the cassava plant (7) 2 Small handbag usually carried by women (8) 3 ______ con carne, spicy dish containing minced beef, peppers, kidney beans and tomatoes (6) 4 Slang term for a contemptible or unpleasant person (8) 5 Arthur, Death Of A Salesman playwright (6) 6 Technical term for loss of memory (7) 8 Football team for whom Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst made most of their appearances (4,3,6) 14 Gillian, actress who played Dana Scully in The X-Files (8) 15 Island of midgets in Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels (8) 16 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Winkleman, Strictly co-presenter (7) 17 Attribute or characteristic (7) 19 Kenneth, Conservative Chancellor 1993 to 1997 (6) 21 James, English comedian noted for his Carpool Karaoke sketches (6) SOLUTION TOMORROW