GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
5 An object that is completely round in shape like a ball (6) 7 ____ Cross, decoration given to members of the British Armed Forces, first awarded in 1915 (8) 9 Thinking about a particular subject or person to an extreme or excessive degree (8) 10 Swiss city in which the Dada art movement was founded in 1916 (6) 11 A grilled cheese and ham sandwich topped with a poached or fried egg (6,6) 13 Meryl, U.S. actress who played magazine editor Miranda Priestly in the 2006 comedy film The Devil Wears Prada (6) 15 Mythical creature that appears on the flag of Bhutan (6) 18 Canadian singer born in 1994 noted for his UK No1 hits Sorry and Love Yourself (6,6) 21 Catherine the Great was the longest-serving female leader of this country (6) 22 To refer to important people that one knows or claims to know in order to impress others (4-4) 23 Collin, U.S. golfer who won the 2021 British Open at Royal St George’s (8) 24 To continue or stretch (6)
DOWN
1 A game popular in France in which metal balls are thrown to land near a target ball (8) 2 A bright pinkish red (6) 3 A heavy snowstorm with
strong winds (8) 4 To suffer from a lack of food
or malnourishment (6) 6 The right of precedence over others in obtaining, buying or doing something (8) 7 Manic ____ , song by U.S. pop rock band The Bangles released in 1986 (6) 8 Anneka, TV presenter who was crowned winner of The Great British Celebrity Bake Off in 2021 (4) 12 To make something less
forceful or severe (4,4) 14 City in Pakistan that is near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass (8) 16 A short, usually
amusing account (8) 17 Signature song by the British new wave band Ultravox released in 1981 (6) 18 The yodelling cow girl in the animated film franchise Toy Story (6) 19 A protective bar at
the front and back of a vehicle (6) 20 A combat sport that has been an Olympic event for men since 1964 (4)
SOLUTION TOMORROW