GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

7 John, U.S. jazz saxophonist noted for his album A Love Supreme (8) 9 Feeble (6) 10 Simon, Benji Dunn actor in the Mission: Impossible franchise (4) 11 Triangular-shaped inlet of the North Sea with Inverness at its head (5,5) 12 David, Augustus Melmotte actor in the 2001 TV adaptation of The Way We Live Now (6) 14 Horse marked in white and any other colour than black (8) 15 British charity for preserving buildings founded in 1895 (8,5) 17 Places in which fruit trees are grown (8) 19 To remove from a site of burial (6) 21 Columbus’ original flagship on his 1492 New World voyage (5,5) 22 Rock singer born Paul Hewson in Dublin in 1960 (4) 23 ____ Rostand, French dramatist and author of Cyrano de Bergerac (6) 24 Informal term for an easy or unopposed victory (8)

DOWN

1 The Island Of Doctor ____ , 1896 novel by H.G. Wells (6) 2 ___ Of The Dump, children’s novel by Clive King (4) 3 The ____ State, South Carolina’s official nickname (8) 4 Patrick, Ghost actor (6) 5 Glove puppet whose catchphrase is ‘Boom boom’ (5,5) 6 Minute particle in blood involved in clotting (8) 8 The world’s smallest mammal by mass (8,5) 13 A verbal or written attack on a person’s reputation (7,3) 15 French region whose capital is Rouen (8) 16 ___ _____ Has Landed, Jack Higgins’ novel about a fictional plot to kidnap Churchill (3,5) 18 Cure for an illness or injury (6) 20 Sam, Skyfall and Spectre director (6) 22 English band consisting of Luke and Matt Goss (4)

SOLUTION TOMORROW

PLAY our accumulator game! Every day this week, solve the crossword to find the letter in the pink circle. On Friday, we’ll provide instructions to submit your five-letter word for your chance to win a luxury Cross pen. UK residents aged 18+, excl NI. Terms apply. Entries cost 50p.