GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
7 To identify and approach someone who is usually employed elsewhere to fill a business post (8)
9 A large tropical American lizard with a spiny crest along its back and green colouring (6)
10 ____ Tomlin, actress who starred in film comedy 9 To 5 and Netflix series Grace And Frankie (4)
11 Tribute act to the Swedish group ABBA founded in Australia in 1988 (5,5)
12 Market town in Cumbria noted for its mint cake (6)
14 A member of a local government chosen in the past by other members (8)
15 A situation in which two or more people or groups compete for control in a given sphere (5,8)
17 Strong and assertive or vigorous (8)
19 Clive, English author and playwright who created the character Candyman (6)
21 A thread-like structure found inside the nucleus of a cell (10)
22 Dickie, English former cricket umpire born in Barnsley in 1933 (4)
23 To free from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty (6)
24 A choice or expensive food (8)
DOWN
1 A light clear red colour (6)
2 Duane, rock guitarist whose top-10 singles include the 1959 theme to Peter Gunn (4)
3 The ____, a wizarding tabloid edited by Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter (8)
4 ____ tweet, one that users attach to the top of their Twitter feed (6)
5 A small Australian parakeet that is green with a yellow head (10)
6 To contemplate or picture in one’s mind (8)
8 Scottish civil engineer who designed the Menai Bridge in north Wales (6,7)
13 The singing of birds at the start of a new day (4,6)
15 A prediction of what will happen in the future (8)
16 Song by Barbadian singer Rihanna that became her first UK No. 1 hit in 2007 (8)
18 Low carts used for carrying cattle, milk and the like (6)
20 To make wealthy (6)
22 Bang for one’s ____, informal expression meaning ‘value for money’ (4)