GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Island in the Canaries that contains Teide National Park (8)

5 To steal fruit from a garden or orchard (6)

10 Bulgarian artist noted for his work wrapping public buildings including Berlin’s Reichstag (7)

11 Jack, fictitious ex-military policeman played on film by Tom Cruise (7)

12 Sepp, ex-goalkeeper for Bayern Munich FC (5)

13 A measure taken to protect someone or something or to prevent something undesirable (9)

14 U.S. composer born in 1932, who wrote music for the Star Wars saga (4,8)

18 Expression meaning ‘ruled over tyrannically’ (5,3,4)

21 Goods, such as wheat, that are not packed in containers and are shipped in large quantities (4,5)

23 Miss ____, matriarch of the Ewing family, played by Barbara Bel Geddes in TV drama Dallas (5)

24 Town in southeastern Surrey that is in the London commuter belt (7)

25 One of two nasal cavities that admit air to the lungs and are separated by a septum (7)

26 The amounts produced of an agricultural or industrial product (6)

27 The ____ Diaries, 2001 coming-of-age comedy film starring Anne Hathaway (8)

DOWN

1 U.S. city in Washington state that was the birthplace of crooner Bing Crosby (6)

2 Relating to the countries of Scandinavia (6)

3 An artificial lake or tank used as a source of water supply (9)

4 Only ____, the TV sitcom whose first episode, entitled Big Brother, was broadcast in 1981 (5,3,6)

6 ____ David, British singer and rapper whose first UK No. 1 hit was Fill Me In in 2000 (5)

7 A sudden or violent change or disruption to something (8)

8 Fool’s ____, a state of happiness based on fictitious hopes or expectations (8)

9 Florence, U.S. sprinter noted for her body suits, who won three golds at the 1988 Seoul Olympics (8,6)

15 Cheerful fictitious character played by English stand-up comedian Simon Brodkin (3,6)

16 A slender, medium-sized tree that has leaves on which silkworms feed (8)

17 Australian city named after King William IV’s Queen Consort (8)

19 Darren, Northern Irish golfer who won the British Open at Royal St George’s in 2011 (6)

20 The god and keeper of the winds in Greek mythology (6)

22 A vegetable with large dark green leaves and edible white leaf stalks (5)