GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
6 Spanish vocal duo noted for their disco song Yes Sir, I Can Boogie released in 1977 (7) 7 To provide by bequest or gift a permanent income for a person, society or institution (5) 9 The last letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet (4) 10 Matteo, Italian tennis player who lost in the final of the 2021 Wimbledon men’s singles (10) 11 Airport in Essex that opened in 1943 as a U.S. Air Force bomber base (8) 13 To heat and cool gradually glass or metals, usually to temper or toughen them (6) 15 A double-reed wind instrument (4) 17 Paul, English comedian and quizzer nicknamed The Smiling Assassin on The Chase (5) 18 Affectedly dainty or quaint (4) 19 ____ TV, one with a screen larger and thinner than a traditional set, designed to be hung on a wall (6) 20 Foot soldiers of ancient Greece armed with spears (8) 23 A vodka-based cocktail, usually mixed with ginger beer and often served with lime (6,4) 26 To get someone’s ____ , a phrase meaning to annoy or rile someone (4) 27 The Spanish equivalent of Mister (5) 28 Finland’s northernmost region noted for its vast subarctic wilderness (7)
DOWN
1 Paddy, English actor and comedian who joined Top Gear as a co-presenter in 2019 (10) 2 A pet animal whose breeds include Angora and Dwarf Lop (6) 3 Bob, the alter ego of Mr Incredible in the 2004 animated superhero film The Incredibles (4) 4 A type of brown sugar in large crystals (8) 5 An opening or passage into a mine for the purpose of access or drainage (4) 6 Emily, English actress who played FBI agent Kate Macer in the 2015 thriller film Sicario (5) 8 Market town in Oxfordshire that was the birthplace of King Alfred the Great (7) 12 Judi, English actress who played the lead role in the 2013 comedy film Philomena (5) 14 Midlands city noted for its annual goose fair that originally began in 1284 (10) 16 An instrument for producing a current of air to blow up a fire or sound an organ (7) 17 A loyal supporter or resolute person (8) 21 Michael, U.S. former swimmer who won a record 23 Olympic gold medals (6) 22 A South African antelope that resembles an elk (5) 24 A plastic bollard placed round obstacles in the road to divert traffic (4) 25 A hybrid citrus fruit first produced in Jamaica by crossing a Seville orange, grapefruit and tangerine (4)
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