GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 The ____, 1983 fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett introducing the character Rincewind (6,2,5)
8 A sign of a future event, whether good or bad (4)
9 To reduce to ashes (10)
10 A glossy black forktailed song bird found in Africa, southern Asia and Australia (6)
11 Phrase meaning ‘exhibiting agreement’ (2,6)
12 Festival held on November 11th to commemorate the patron saint of beggars (9)
14 Kate, English singersongwriter who has had two singles reach No. 1 in the UK 44 years apart (4)
15 Ollie, English right-handed batsman for Surrey who made his full Test debut in 2018 (4)
16 The process of offering a company’s shares for sale on the stock market for the first time (9)
20 A means of support or of occupying or amusing oneself (8)
21 Mr ____, pink figure covered with yellow spots, who starred in TV’s Noel’s House Party (6)
23 A meeting by appointment (10)
24 A small rope or thick string (4)
25 Actress and singer who sang Happy Birthday to President John F. Kennedy in New York in 1962 (7,6)
DOWN
1 English county that includes Beatrix Potter’s cottage Hill Top (7)
2 Cloth made of lint or flax (5)
3 A business term for a startup company that reaches a valuation of one billion dollars (7)
4 Expression meaning ‘very rarely’ (4,2,1,4,4)
5 ____ morning feeling, disinclination to work that is felt at the start of a working week (6)
6 Théodore, French painter born in 1791, noted for his painting The Raft Of The Medusa (9)
7 An excessive discharge or build-up of mucus in the nose or throat (7)
13 English rock band whose 1999 debut album Onka’s Big Moka spent six months at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart (9)
15 Born after a pregnancy significantly shorter than normal (7)
17 SE state of Mexico, after which a chilli pepper and condiment are named (7)
18 George, Conservative politician who was David Cameron’s Chancellor from 2010 to 2016 (7)
19 South American country whose official language is Portuguese (6)
22 ____ Isaac, U.S. actor who played Poe Dameron in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (5)