GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
6 ____ Hudson, actor who played Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series (5) 7 St ____ of Antioch, theologian and Bishop of that city martyred in the second century AD (8) 10 A shrill whistle or sound of disapproval made at a public meeting (7) 11 Black History Month in the UK (7) 12 British rock supergroup whose hits include 1979’s Since You Been Gone (7) 13 Scottish football club whose managers have included Walter Smith and Steven Gerrard (7) 14 The suspension of an employee on full pay during some or all of their notice period (6,5) 19 Perennial plant with edible stalks celebrated at an annual festival in Wakefield (7) 21 African country whose royal family are from the ’Alawi dynasty (7) 23 Hospital departments in which outpatients are given advice or treatment (7) 25 U.S. Motown group noted for their 1985 hit song Rhythm Of The Night (7) 26 Describing plane flights that cover a substantial distance and last beyond six hours (4-4) 27 My Own Private ____, 1992 film starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves (5)
DOWN
1 Contestant in 2023’s The Masked Singer revealed as Steps singer Claire Richards (8) 2 To smear with a sticky substance (6) 3 A tall perennial flower also called fireweed found in woodland and roadside verges (10) 4 ____ Ferrari, motor racing driver who founded the Italian Formula One racing team (4) 5 Betty, neighbour and best friend of Wilma Flintstone in the animated series (6) 6 A repeated or additional performance of an item at the end of a concert (6) 8 The largest moon of the planet Uranus (7) 9 Mr ____, 1990 Grand Nationalwinning horse, ridden by Marcus Armytage in record time (5) 13 People looked to by others as examples to be imitated (4,6) 15 Berkshire town; birthplace of Kate Middleton (7) 16 Palace complex near Madrid created by King Philip II of Spain (8) 17 Tommy, badger in The Tale Of Mr Tod by Beatrix Potter (5) 18 Short tailored jacket originating in Spain (6) 20 The UK’s largest trade union, whose general secretary is Christina McAnea (6) 22 A set of instructions at the beginning of a text (6) 24 Steeleye ____, British folk rock band formed in 1969 (4)