GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 Italian race track where Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna was killed in a crash in 1994 (5) 7 Fragrance introduced in 1988 by Calvin Klein (8) 10 Cream-coloured root vegetable deriving from a plant with yellow flowers (7) 11 Tony, U.S. dramatist who wrote the two-part play Angels in America (7) 12 John, U.S. actor who starred in the 2016 science fiction thriller film 10 Cloverfield Lane (7) 13 A heavy and continuous fire of questions or criticisms (7) 14 A medical condition of having bacteria or other pathogens in the blood (11) 19 Patron saint of beekeepers (7) 21 Evan, U.S. tech entrepreneur who co-created the messaging app Snapchat (7) 23 A colourless, odourless, flammable gas produced by decaying organic matter (7) 25 ____ Kerr, Scottish actress who played Sister Clodagh in the 1947 film Black Narcissus (7) 26 A mythical creature in folklore suffering from lycanthropy (8) 27 A small leaf that grows immediately below the calyx of a plant (5)

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1 Members of a European royal family descended from the grandson of the French king Louis IX (8) 2 A bottle of wine or spirits twice the standard size (6) 3 The ____ , recreational lake in London’s Hyde Park created in 1730 (10) 4 Martin, Swedish detective created by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö (4) 5 A group of lines of verse (6) 6 To call into question (6) 8 A quack remedy or }patent medicine (7) 9 The Teletubby Dipsy is this colour (5) 13 1996 romantic comedy drama film starring Ewan McGregor and Tara Fitzgerald (7,3) 15 The official certification of a will (7) 16 This national flag is vertically striped in green and white with a central red star and crescent (8) 17 Southern Swedish city on the eastern end of the Öresund Bridge (5) 18 Informal expression meaning ‘antiquated’ or ‘obsolete’ (3,3) 20 The Singing ____ , painting by Jack Vettriano featuring a dancing couple and two umbrella-holding attendants (6) 22 To absorb or drink in (6) 24 ___ mess, a dessert consisting of whipped cream, pieces of meringue and strawberries (4)