Scottish Daily Mail

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN

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ACROSS

1 Final fantasy novel in The Chronicles Of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis (3,4,6) 8 U.S. TV award first presented in 1949 (4) 9 Apiculture is the technical term for this activity (10) 10 1990s sitcom starring Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall (6) 11 Young female sheep (3,5) 12 Breed of very large dog, named after a hospice on the Swiss-Italian border (2,7) 14 The Cuban cocktail mojito traditiona­lly contains the juice of this fruit (4) 15 ___ Stanhope, fictional detective created by Ann Cleeves (4) 16 Actress who played Abigail Masham in The Favourite (4,5) 20 To treat as unimportan­t or improbable (4,4) 21 _____ Hirst, English conceptual artist noted for preserving dead animals in formaldehy­de (6) 23 A shop which sells fancy cakes (10) 24 Ogden, U.S. writer of humorous poetry born in 1902 (4) 25 British TV chef and author who won The Great British Bake Off in 2015 (6,7)

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1 Entertainm­ent and listings magazine founded by the late Tony Elliott in 1968 (4,3) 2 The Sinai Peninsula is in this country (5) 3 The white of an egg (7) 4 Nickname of King Charles II because of the liveliness and flamboyanc­e of his court (3,5,7) 5 ____ Sayle, stand-up comedian born in Liverpool in 1952 (6) 6 One who is skilled in clipping trees into fantastic and imitative shapes (9) 7 To elevate with a title (7) 13 Term for one who likes to rise from bed in the very first part of the day (5,4) 15 The wicked character in a film, play or story (7) 17 Eamonn, Irish TV presenter who was the original host of This Is Your Life (7) 18 Leslie, Canadian actor who starred in The Naked Gun film series (7) 19 Arnold, birth name of singer Engelbert Humperdinc­k (6) 22 Racetrack that is the traditiona­l venue of the Italian Grand Prix (5)

SOLUTION TOMORROW

 ??  ?? PLAY our accumulato­r game! Every day this week, solve the crossword to find the letter in the pink circle. On Friday, we’ll provide instructio­ns to submit your five-letter word for your chance to win a luxury Cross pen. UK residents aged 18+, excl NI. Terms apply. Entries cost 50p.
PLAY our accumulato­r game! Every day this week, solve the crossword to find the letter in the pink circle. On Friday, we’ll provide instructio­ns to submit your five-letter word for your chance to win a luxury Cross pen. UK residents aged 18+, excl NI. Terms apply. Entries cost 50p.

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