GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
Play our accumulator game! Every day this week, solve the crossword to find the letter in the pink circle. On Friday, we’ll provide instructions to submit your five-letter word for your chance to win a luxury Cross pen. UK residents aged 18+, excl NI. Terms apply. Entries cost 50p
ACROSS
7 In a lawless or disordered state (8) 9 ____ Munster, patriarch of the family played in the 1960s U.S. TV series by Fred Gwynne (6) 10 A raised horizontal bar on which gymnasts perform balancing exercises (4) 11 Song released by Britpop band Oasis in 1995 that is their best selling single (10) 12 Juan Manuel, Argentine F1 racing driver who was fivetime champion in the 1950s (6) 14 The ____ , team of superheroes assembled by Nick Fury that originally included Iron Man (8) 15 Luxury train that ran from Paris to Istanbul from 1883 to 1977 (6,7) 17 Designed or intended to teach (8) 19 The topmost layers of branches and foliage in a forest (6) 21 Informal term for an exciting book such as a thriller (4-6) 22 Jennifer, U.S. singer/ songwriter noted for her single The Power of Love released in 1984 (4) 23 A plant of the lily family with bell-shaped flowers (6) 24 South African golfer who won the British Open in 2002 and 2012 (5,3)
DOWN
1 ____ Hartnett, English chef who became a judge on the second series of TV show Best Home Cook in 2020 (6) 2 A bongo is a small Cuban type of this percussion instrument (4) 3 A clash by which an argument or rivalry is settled (8) 4 ____ Waller-Bridge, English creator of TV comedy series Fleabag who also played the title role (6) 5 ____ bowls, code of the sport played outdoors on a convex grass or artificial turf surface (5,5) 6 Wild ducks in the Northern hemisphere of which the male has a shiny green head (8) 8 A period of gradual recovery of health and strength (13) 13 The “Glamour Cat” who sings the song Memory in the stage and film musical Cats (10) 15 A very wealthy business leader in post-communist Russia with significant political influence (8) 16 An Italian hard cheese made from ewes’ milk (8) 18 The ____ Show, 1998 film starring Canadian actor Jim Carrey as an insurance salesman (6) 20 A small, club-like kitchen utensil used for grinding with a small bowl or mortar (6) 22 A chain of rocks at or near the surface of water (4) SOLUTION TOMORROW