GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN
ACROSS
1 The abrupt loss of heart
function in a person (7,6) 8 Chris, U.S. stand-up comedian and actor who hosted the Oscars in 2005 and 2016 (4) 9 A layer that lies under the
surface of another (10) 10 The outer, thinner bone in
the lower part of the leg (6) 11 A form of illumination giving a red glow, used e.g. in advertising signs (4,4) 12 A sleeping berth on a continental train or a crosschannel boat (9) 14 Song by U.S. rapper Eminem with vocals sampled from Dido that was released in 2000 (4) 15 A slang term for the head or
nose (4) 16 An informal term for an
important person (3,6) 20 A type of vegetable with green leafy stalks whose varieties include purple and sprouting (8) 21 A domed tent-like Native American dwelling made of arched poles covered with skins (6) 23 ____ bar, a steel structure used for swinging and vaulting exercises in gymnastics (10) 24 Alfie, character played by Shane Richie in EastEnders (4) 25 Repeat pieces of footage, e.g. showing a goal in football, often in slow motion (6,7)
DOWN
1 A dry, highly-seasoned
sausage made from pork (7) 2 English R&B group who won
The X Factor in 2017 (3-2) 3 Phrase meaning ‘looking
healthy’ (2,5) 4 A leading government member chosen by a premier to lead a specific departmental area (7,8) 5 A fixed allowance, especially of food in a time of shortage (6) 6 An ornament on the shoulder of a military or naval officer’s uniform (9) 7 Uma, U.S. actress who played The Bride in the films Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2 (7) 13 One who is compulsorily enrolled to serve in the armed forces (9) 15 Spanish city noted for its
mosque, the Mezquita (7) 17 A herbaceous perennial that has cup-shaped, yellow flowers and blooms in early spring (7) 18 Frankie Valli and the Four ____ , band who are the subject of the jukebox musical Jersey Boys (7) 19 Country in the Balkans that declared its independence from Serbia in 2008 (6) 22 The third letter in the Greek
alphabet (5)