GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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8 Small French fortress, particularly one occupied by a governor or administrator (8) 9 ____ margin, the amount of a gain in a business after deducting expenditure (6) 10 The rating in carat of pure gold (6,4) 11 An SI unit of electromotive force (4) 12 A lively Spanish dance (6) 14 1953 Disney animated film in which U.S. child actor Bobby Driscoll voiced the title role (5,3) 15 Teri, U.S. actress who played Susan Mayer in the TV series Desperate Housewives (7) 17 To overshadow or darken (7) 20 Mechanical valve found in a toilet cistern or header tank for water systems (8) 22 224 of these constitute a stone in the avoirdupois weight system (6) 24 The ____ , byname of David Evans, lead guitarist in the rock band U2 (4) 25 Memoir of his life as a football fan by British author Nick Hornby published in 1992 (5,5) 27 Fourth astrological sign in the Zodiac symbolised by a crab (6) 28 British TV sci-fi sitcom starring Craig Charles as technician Dave Lister (3,5)
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1 English rock band formed in 1964 whose lead singer is Roger Daltrey (3,3) 2 Song by U.S. rapper Eminem that sampled British singer Dido, released in 2000 (4) 3 A large sword once used by Scottish Highlanders (8) 4 Informal term for bad-tempered or quarrelsome (7) 5 ____ level, a glass tube of liquid with an air bubble in it to test horizontality (6) 6 A score made after a try in rugby union, worth two points (10) 7 Formula One motor racing team for whom Nigel Mansell drove when he became world champion in 1992 (8) 13 His or Her ____ , title given to a British ambassador accredited to a foreign country (10) 16 Colloquial expression for harsh or inequitable treatment (1,3,4) 18 Village near Banbury that holds an annual music festival set up by folk-rock band Fairport Convention (8) 19 Those who evade duty or work (7) 21 ____ comma, punctuation mark before the final ‘and’ in a list of items (6) 23 ____ agency, an organisation supplying companionship for hire at social occasions (6) 26 Midwestern U.S. state nicknamed Hawkeye State (4) SOLUTION TOMORROW