GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
6 Another name for the corn marigold (2-3) 7 A large kettle for boiling or heating liquids (8) 10 Period away from work or school for rest or recreation (4,3) 11 Billie, professional name of U.S. jazz singer born in 1915 (7) 12 The eighth astrological sign in the Zodiac (7) 13 Joel, English stand-up comedian who hosts the TV reality show The Masked Singer (7) 14 A meeting place used by Jehovah’s Witnesses for worship and instruction (7,4) 19 Hermione, character in the Harry Potter series played on film by Emma Watson (7) 21 Slang term for one who undertakes risky things (7) 23 Song by U.S. country singer Kenny Rogers released in 1977 (7) 25 Lacking refinement in language or manners (7) 26 Large cages or enclosures in which birds are kept (8) 27 A relative who is a sibling’s daughter (5)
DOWN
1 Successful collaboration on a project or enterprise by a group of people (8) 2 To make good a loss (6) 3 One who puts up temporary platforms around a building for repairs and construction work (10) 4 George H. W., U.S. president born in 1924 who previously served as Director of the CIA (4) 5 A jacket or sweatshirt with a flexible covering for the head (6) 6 Describing an angle that is more than 90 but less than 180 degrees (6) 8 A predicament in which each of two alternative options is undesirable (7) 9 Japanese city where a UN Protocol on climate change was signed in 1997 (5) 13 A layer of moisture-proof material in a masonry wall (4-6) 15 ____ Lawson, celebrity chef who published the book Cook, Eat, Repeat in 2020 (7) 16 A college or university instructor of lower rank than professor (8) 17 Showing nimbleness (5) 18 Son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex born in 2019 (6) 20 A recess in a room, e.g. for seats or shelving (6) 22 A diacritical mark on a word such as an acute or circumflex (6) 24 ____ Brockovich, 2000 film starring Julia Roberts as the titular environmental activist (4)
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