GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN
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ACROSS
5 A warship accompanying merchant ships or other vessels for protection (6) 7 A person who designs, makes or sells women’s hats (8) 9 Third studio album by Little Mix released in 2015 (3,5) 10 Planet called The Magician in Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite, The Planets (6) 11 Fictional town in which Coronation Street is set (12) 13 High status or prestige (6) 15 A conclusion or result (6) 18 British singer who had Christmas UK No 1s with Mistletoe And Wine in 1988 and Saviour’s Day in 1990 (5,7) 21 A silken sheath spun by many insect larvae when passing to the pupa stage (6) 22 Australian former tennis player nicknamed Rocket who won a Grand Slam of singles titles in 1962 and 1969 (3,5) 23 Country house near Stamford in Lincolnshire that hosts an annual threeday equestrian event (8) 24 Mark _ _ _ _ _ _ , character in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar who makes the ‘Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears’ speech (6)
DOWN
1 Period of duty at sea of two hours’ duration instead of the usual four (8) 2 A withdrawal of labour by a body of workers (6) 3 Jacques, fictional inspector played by Peter Sellers in the original Pink Panther film series (8) 4 The _ _ _ _ _ _ , peninsula in Cornwall that is the southernmost part of the island of Great Britain (6) 6 Having only a framework or outline (8) 7 To alter or change in structure or intent (6) 8 Flightless, fast-running Australian birds (4) 12 The number of lines in a sonnet (8) 14 A figure in geometry that could be equilateral, isosceles or scalene (8) 16 Extreme sentimentality in the arts or entertainment world (8) 17 A breach of the peace caused by fighting in a public place (6) 18 A bird of the crow family frequenting sea-cliffs and mountains (6) 19 Thali and tandoori are styles of this national cuisine (6) 20 A curd made in Japan and China from mashed soya beans (4)
SOLUTION TOMORROW