GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
5 The Meiji Shrine in Tokyo is a sacred site in this religion (6)
7 A fit of infuriation almost to the point of bursting a blood vessel (8)
9 TV animated children’s character whose friends include Gabriella Goat and Suzy Sheep (5,3) 10 A squat thrust performed from a standing start position (6)
11 Roman Catholic nun noted for her missionary work in Kolkata and winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize (6,6) 13 2000 crime comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie (6)
15 Gary, English actor who played Sirius Black as an adult in the Harry Potter film series (6)
18 Music groups that mimic the appearance and sounds of famous pop acts (7,5)
21 One engaged in unskilled and sometimes degrading work (6) 22 Heavenly or spirit-like (8)
23 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ & Dragons, fantasy role-playing game invented in 1974, later adapted for video games (8)
24 _ _ _ _ _ _ Cube, rotating, multi-coloured, cube-shaped puzzle named after its Hungarian designer (6)
DOWN
1 An instant record of an event at a particular time (8)
2 Tom, British-Australian film director whose work includes The King’s Speech and The Danish Girl (6)
3 A broad-brimmed hat, common in Spain and South America (8)
4 _ _ _ _ _ _ Estefan, Cuban-U.S. singer/songwriter who was originally in Miami Sound Machine (6)
6 Country dances, sometimes noisy and riotous (3-5)
7 Distances between two lines or surfaces diverging from the same point and measured in degrees (6)
8 U.S. comic strip team of mutants with superhuman powers, including Cyclops and Wolverine (1-3)
12 A conspicuous object or building that characterises a neighbourhood or district (8)
14 An object that is passed down through a family from one generation to another (8)
16 A bitter and violent criticism or invective (8)
17 U.S. former hip hop group noted for their 1996 cover single Killing Me Softly (6)
18 Professional name of British fashion model and actress born Lesley Hornby in 1949 (6)
19 To urge strongly and earnestly (6) 20 Country of origin of Paddington Bear (4) SOLUTION TOMORROW