GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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5 A serious tumult or commotion (6) 7 Anion added to water supplies to reduce the incidence of tooth decay in the population (8) 9 Children’s art TV presenter noted for working with the clay character Morph (4,4) 10 Open-air cliff top theatre near Land’s End in Cornwall (6) 11 Annual multi-stage bicycle race that finishes in Paris (4,2,6) 13 Emma, singer/ songwriter known as Baby Spice (6) 15 Christian, actor who played Will Scarlett in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (6) 18 Baked items traditionally eaten on Good Friday (3,5,4) 21 Astrological sign that follows Taurus (6) 22 Place equipped for holidaymakers in tents, often with toilets and showers (8) 23 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sauvignon, a variety of black grape used to produce dry red wine (8) 24 _ _ _ _ _ _ of London, insurance market founded in the 1680s (6)

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1 A term for the Scriptures (4,4) 2 Preliminary assessment of patients to determine the urgency of their need for treatment (6) 3 E.E., U.S. poet noted for using lower-case text (8) 4 Medal for athletes who finish in third place (6) 6 To adjourn or discontinue the meetings of a body for a period of time (8) 7 Back To The _ _ _ _ _ _ , film series starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly (6) 8 U.S. term for a set of playing cards (4) 12 Friends _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , former social-networking site launched in 2000 by Julie and Steve Pankhurst and Jason Porter (8) 14 A substance offering nourishment (8) 16 Incombustible fibrous material formerly used in insulation (8) 17 Bertolt, German playwright noted for The Threepenny Opera (6) 18 A young cow over a year old that has not yet calved (6) 19 A comparison of one thing with another as a figure of speech (6) 20 Aloe _ _ _ _ , succulent perennial used in herbal medicine and cosmetics (4)

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