GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 Gerwyn, Welsh darts player nicknamed The Iceman; 2021 PDC World Champion (5) 7 The ____ Consul, novel by Graham Greene published in 1973 (8) 10 A low, stuffed seat without a back (7) 11 A naturally occurring sugar and major energy source in living organisms (7) 12 Ralph, English actor who played M in the 2015 Bond film Spectre (7) 13 Neil, English actor who played Dave Charnley in the sitcom Drop The Dead Donkey (7) 14 Oxygen-carrying protein molecule in red blood cells (11) 19 A swing-like apparatus used by acrobats (7) 21 Maiden name of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher (7) 23 Josh, English actor who played Prince Charles in The Crown (7) 25 Computing term for viruses, worms and other harmful programs (7) 26 Frenchman Sébastien Loeb is a noted figure in this sport (8) 27 The Argentine mountain Aconcagua is the highest in this range (5)

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1 This wedding anniversary is called golden (8) 2 Giraffe in the Madagascar film franchise voiced by David Schwimmer (6) 3 An imitation diamond made of paste (10) 4 A hidden impediment or obstacle (4) 5 The Red ____ , aerobatic team based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire (6) 6 Drafts of printed text to be checked for errors (6) 8 In the theatre, words muttered repeatedly to give the impression of background chat (7) 9 Henry, U.S. founder of a prepared foods company in 1869, nicknamed the Pickle King (5) 13 A journey made to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion (10) 15 ____ Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, 2004 film starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet (7) 16 William the Conqueror was duke of this French fiefdom (8) 17 The ____ , informal term for the home ground of Harlequins rugby union team (5) 18 Willows whose twigs are used in making baskets (6) 20 Derek, late English psychic and ghost hunter on the TV programme Most Haunted (6) 22 Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum opened in this Spanish city in 1997 (6) 24 Charles and Craig, twin brothers in the Scottish rock duo The Proclaimers (4)

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