GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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.
ACROSS
1 A means of removing germs or dangerous substances from an area, object or person (13) 8 Richard E ____, U.S. naval officer and aviator noted for his explorations of Antarctica (4) 9 The sternum is the technical name for this part of a human skeleton (10) 10 The family of dialects traditionally used by the Christians of Egypt (6) 11 The largest airline of the Russian Federation, founded in 1923 (8) 12 U.S. actress and political activist noted for the films Klute and Coming Home (4,5) 14 Gloucester Old Spot and Tamworth are among British breeds of these farm animals (4) 15 Decorative tabs on
key rings (4) 16 A perfume or pleasant
scent (9) 20 Albert ____, character played by U.S. actor Robert Vaughn in the TV drama series Hustle (8) 21 A drink that is a mixture of
beer and lemonade (6) 23 Heavy physical work imposed as a punishment in a prison sentence (4,6) 24 ____ Shankar, Indian sitar player who influenced Beatles guitarist George Harrison (4) 25 A straight line at right angles to a given line, plane or surface (13)
DOWN
1 ____ Beach, resort in Florida noted as the headquarters of NASCAR (7) 2 A student in a military or
naval college (5) 3 The Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves is a piece from this opera by Giuseppe Verdi that premiered in 1842 (7) 4 Trent ____ , right-back for Liverpool FC who made his full England debut in 2018 (9-6) 5 A supplement, often a loose sheet, placed within the folds of a newspaper or periodical (6) 6 Coastal city in the southern Algarve region of Portugal (9) 7 Public address systems (7) 13 To ornament with
needlework (9) 15 A residential site with a course dedicated to weight reduction (3,4) 17 Of or relating to the
stomach (7) 18 A human corpse, especially one used for organ transplant or dissection (7) 19 Entertaining Mr ____ , black comedy play by English dramatist Joe Orton first performed in 1964 (6) 22 The Queen’s actual birthday is on the 21st of this month (5)