GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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5 Informal term for someone with expertise in or enthusiasm for computing and modern gadgetry (6) 7 Culloden, the last ever pitched battle on British soil, took place in 1746 in this part of the UK (8) 9 The number of people entering or passing through a shop or shopping area (8) 10 Peter, the alter ego of fictional superhero Spider-Man (6) 11 Britpop group Blur’s best-selling song, released in 1995 (7,5) 13 A person of high official standing (6) 15 A bill affixed to something indicating its contents (6) 18 1972 film about a Mafia family starring Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone (3,9) 21 _ _ _ _ _ _ Kay, TV presenter who hosted the TV show All Star Family Fortunes (6) 22 Formula One racing team whose drivers in the 2020 season were Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas (8) 23 Shane, Welsh ex-rugby union winger who scored an all-time record 58 tries for his country (8) 24 Sandy Olsson was a lead character in this 1978 musical film (6)

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1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pussycat?, song recorded by Welsh singer Tom Jones in 1965 (5,3)

2 Sound condition or the mending of parts in a faulty state (6) 3 An enclosure around a house or factory or for housing prisoners or detainees (8) 4 Steve, ex-WBA coach appointed Scottish national football team manager in 2019 (6) 6 Operated at or capable of yielding a profit (8) 7 Spirits supposed to inhabit the air (6) 8 _ _ _ _ Coward, knighted English actor and playwright noted for his flamboyance and wit (4) 12 Young hares, especially those in their first year (8) 14 U.S. punk band whose lead vocalist is Billie Joe Armstrong (5,3) 16 Small reflectors fixed in a road surface to indicate traffic lanes (4-4) 17 Katie, U.S. actress who played Joey Potter in the TV teen drama series Dawson’s Creek (6) 18 A coarse type of seaweed (6) 19 Nigel, former UKIP leader who launched the Brexit Party in 2019 (6) 20 _ _ _ _ Moore, U.S. actress who starred in the films Indecent Proposal and Disclosure (4)