GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN
ACROSS
8 Mount _____ , volcano in the Philippines that erupted in 1991 (8) 9 Another term for the puma (6) 10 Grace, U.S. opera singer (6) 11 Partly purified potassium carbonate (5,3) 12 Jason, Australian choreographer and ex-Dancing On Ice judge (8) 13 Scottish king murdered by Shakespeare’s Macbeth (6) 14 Parliament is the collective noun for these birds (4) 16 Seven Seas of Rhye was their first song to reach the
UK Top 10 in 1974 (5) 17 James K, U.S. President who led the country in the
Mexican-American War (4) 18 National park in Namibia (6) 20 Dark-coloured mild beer (5,3) 23 Thriller written by Fiona Barton published in 2016 (3,5) 24 To urge strongly (6) 25 Brendan, British ex-long distance runner who won
bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 1976 Olympics (6) 26 To place on a seat of royalty (8)
DOWN
1 The calf bone (6) 2 Cricketer Garry Sobers was born on this island (8) 3 Paul, giant lumberjack in U.S. folklore (6) 4 Food writer and the Duchess of Cornwall’s son (3,6,6) 5 Brian, Irish singer/songwriter who left Westlife in 2004 (8) 6 Fine soft cotton fabric (6) 7 Kris, actor who played Nick Harper in My Family (8) 15 A body that monitors government or
commercial operations (8) 16 A dilemma or predicament (8) 17 Carolina ____ , U.S. football team based
in Charlotte (8) 19 Large urban complex adjoining Johannesburg (6) 21 1950 British war film with Anna Neagle in
the title role (6) 22 ____ Hart, U.S. lyricist who partnered Richard
Rodgers (6)