GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 2004 U.S. computer-animated Christmas adventure film starring Tom Hanks (3,5,7) 8 The official residence and offices of an ambassador (7) 9 ____ novel, a full-length often sci-fi or fantasy story published as a book in comicstrip format (7) 10 Perennial plant native to the southern U.S. and Mexico that is used to make tequila (5) 11 Mountainous area predominantly in the Welsh county of Gwynedd (9) 12 Rank and title of a British nobleman ranking below a marquess and above a viscount (7) 14 ____ Corner, section in London’s Westminster Abbey dedicated to past literary figures (5) 15 Swiss ____ , official national currency of Switzerland (5) 17 British royal house previously called Saxe-Coburg-Gotha between 1901 and 1917 (7) 19 The act or art of incising designs on metal, wood and the like in order to print impressions from them (9) 22 The Dalit are the lowest rank of this social class in India (5) 23 Medium-sized wild cats of the Americas with tawny coats featuring black spots and streaks (7) 24 A small, fluty-toned wind instrument with an eggshaped body and long mouthpiece (7) 25 ____ ____ ____ On High, Christmas carol first published in 1924 with lyrics by George Woodward (4,4,7)

DOWN

1 Humorous phrase to denote a place of extreme remoteness (3,4,2,6) 2 A loving hug (7) 3 Relating to the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth (9) 4 A bottomless gulf (5) 5 A twilled cloth or fabric with a chequered or tartan pattern (5) 6 To raise in value or quality (7) 7 One who arranges parties and outings in an organisation or workplace (6,9) 9 John, U.S. actor who played Dan Conner in the TV sitcom Roseanne (7) 13 Jack, name of The Artful Dodger in Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist (7) 14 A lightweight, wheeled contraption for carrying a baby or child (9) 16 U.S. singer/songwriter and subsequent pastor whose signature song is Let’s Stay Together (2,5) 18 Gioachino, Italian composer noted for his comic opera The Barber of Seville (7) 20 Girls ____ , former EnglishIrish pop group whose last studio album was Out of Control in 2008 (5) 21 A person who looks after horses (5)

SOLUTION ON MONDAY

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