GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

Across 1.

Actor/musician who starred in the 1976 film A Star Is Born (13)

10. Aromatic substance secreted by trees and other plants, insoluble in water (5)

11. Genre of western films associated with Sergio Leone (9)

12. French dish of stewed meat, especially birds or small animals, served with noodles or dumplings (9)

13. “The average dog is a __ person than the average person”: Andy Rooney (5)

14. One of the three main types of rock (7)

16. Gas and dust clouds in outer space (7)

18. Sea which is part of the Southern Ocean (7)

20. Dog similar to a greyhound, bred for hunting (7)

22. Lowlands between mountain ranges, created by the action of a geologic fault (5)

24. Secondary ceiling below a main ceiling (9)

26. Area at a racecourse where horses gather before and after the race (9)

27. Former socialite and model, first wife of Donald Trump (5)

28. Species of Manny, a character in the Ice Age animated film series (6,7)

Down 2.

Nationality of retired tennis player Marat Safin, winner of two grand slam titles (7)

3. Island nation whose highest natural point is the 163m Bukit Timah Hill (9)

4. Manchester rock band formed in 1991 (5)

5. Pair of twins who don’t look alike (9)

6. Realm in Tolkien’s Middle Earth founded by Eorl the Young (5)

7. Word which precedes fibre and illusion (7)

8. Job title now known as a Parking Enforcement Officer (7,6)

9. Father of Canada’s current Prime Minister (6,7)

15. Name of the capital city of Zimbabwe before 1982 (9)

17. Radioactive chemical element named after a city in California (9)

19. Latin term meaning ‘in reality’ (2,5)

21. Water standpipe in a public place (7)

23. “Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish – too much handling will __ it”: Lao Tzu (5)

25. Biblical queen who travelled to Jerusalem to meet King Solomon (5)