GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN SEE BELOW

ACROSS

1 Those who study very small living things such as bacteria and their effects on people (15) 8 A block of paper

for jotting (7) 9 Asian country whose national flag is a large, yellow star on a red background (7) 10 Larry, U.S. harmonica player born in 1914 who collaborated with Sting and Elton John (5) 11 The ____ , 1960 romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine (9) 12 Art ____ , a style of decoration in the 1890s marked by flowing lines and patterns of flowers (7) 14 Lionel, Argentinian footballer who moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain FC in 2021 (5) 15 A. A., British author who created the fictional teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh (5) 17 Janine, character played by Charlie Brooks in EastEnders (7) 19 The holding of fanatical views, especially in the political or religious sphere (9) 22 Morocco’s capital city (5) 23 Gianni, Italian fashion designer born in 1946 who created outfits for Princess Diana (7) 24 A type of computer for

use on a table (7) 25 Describing an officer in the armed forces with a rank, such as corporal, who used to have a lower rank (3-12)

DOWN

1 Something beneficial or pleasing that appears or is provided unexpectedly or opportunely (5,4,6) 2 Romance language spoken in northeastern Spain and Andorra (7) 3 Happening at a

fitting time (9) 4 The ninth letter in the NATO

phonetic alphabet (5) 5 A preserved county of southeast Wales that includes Monmouth and Newport (5) 6 Colonel, U.S. businessman who founded a fast food chicken restaurant chain in 1952 (7) 7 Song covered by Nicole Kidman and Robbie Williams that reached No 1 in the UK charts in 2001 (9,6) 9 A long, high bridge that carries a road or railway across a valley (7) 13 The flow of the sea as it is

drawn away from land (3,4) 14 A leading instructor in the

Hindu faith (9) 16 ____ Treaty, compact of 1929

that restored Vatican City as an independent papal state (7) 18 A variety of winter apple, grown first in Normandy and imported to Yorkshire (7) 20 The muse of love poetry in

Greek mythology (5) 21 Phrygian king whose touch turned everything into gold (5) SOLUTION TOMORROW