GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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.

ACROSS

7 First name of Mr Krabs, fictional character in SpongeBob SquarePants (6) 8 John, ex-BBC political reporter and Strictly contestant in 2008 (8) 9 Pasta in the shape of thin, slightly rounded strands (8) 10 ____ fracture, slight break in a bone from repetitive

jarring, common in athletes (6) 11 Malcolm, former West Indian fast bowler (8) 12 This city’s rugby union team play at Sandy Park (6) 13 U.S. songwriter and record producer noted for

producing the Thriller album (6,5) 18 Mark, Australian ex-Formula One racing driver (6) 20 Actor who plays Jay Pritchett on Modern Family (2,6) 22 ____ Bakewell, fictional character in the Wallace and

Gromit film A Matter Of Loaf And Death (6) 23 Song released by Buddy Holly in 1957 (5,3) 24 Tom, celebrity chef who presents Food And Drink (8) 25 Liam, The Grey actor (6)

DOWN

1 Member of a religious movement prominent under the English Commonwealth (7) 2 Ethiopian leader who overthrew Haile Selassie in 1974 (8) 3 The Tale Of ____ Puddle-Duck, book by Beatrix Potter (6) 4 Miranda’s father in The Tempest (8) 5 Guy, Prometheus actor (6) 6 Dennis the Menace’s pet dog in The Beano (7) 8 U.S. actress born in 1928 whose autobiography is entitled Child Star (7,6) 14 The Bayeux Tapestry is normally on display in this

French region (8) 15 Actress who played Gwen Cooper in Torchwood (3,5) 16 Market town in central Wiltshire (7) 17 A loose jacket gathered in at the waistband (7) 19 The ____ , golf resort in Warwickshire (6) 21 Reed stops are features of these musical

instruments (6) SOLUTION TOMORROW