GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 Tragedy by William Shakespeare in which the title character seeks to divide his realm between three daughters (4,4) 9 Ben ____ , winner of the eleventh series of The X Factor in 2014 (6) 10 Russian professional dancer who partnered Joe McFadden, Strictly series winner in 2017 (5,5) 11 A sea-eagle (4) 12 Soft, white, chalk-like substance used to make plaster of Paris (6) 14 British princess who died in 2002 and was Prince Charles’ aunt (8) 15 Electric horns or warning

hooters (7) 17 Town in the U.S. state of Tennessee that was Tina Turner’s childhood home (7) 20 Album released by SpanishU.S. singer/songwriter Enrique Iglesias in 2010 (8) 22 ____ script, an ornate handwriting style common in medieval Western Europe (6) 24 A bundle of something tied

together, such as hay (4) 25 ____ Wars, set of conflicts between France and other powers ending in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 (10) 27 In ____ , a phrase meaning ‘together’ or ‘at the same time’ (6) 28 Structures of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with open spaces between (8)

DOWN

1 The action of committing robbery, kidnap or violence at sea without lawful authority (6) 2 ____ duckling, a young person who shows no promise of the beauty that will come with age (4) 3 Floella ____ , broadcaster and author born in Trinidad in 1949 noted as a Play School presenter (8) 4 ____ Moses, U.S. folk artist who took up painting at the age of 78 (7) 5 A drink of an often contrasting type drunk immediately after another (6) 6 The Curse of The ____ , 2005 Wallace and Gromit comedy film featuring a giant vegetable competition (4-6) 7 A female with equivalent rank

to an earl in the UK (8) 13 A supposed intuitive faculty by which a person or animal can perceive something (5,5) 16 Swiss city that is the HQ of the International Olympic Committee (8) 18 A type of animal

with hooves (8) 19 A tall post, decorated with flowers, around which people dance to celebrate springtime (7) 21 Arguments or quarrels (3-3) 23 Flowering plants whose name derives from the Greek word for a rainbow (6) 26 God in Norse mythology

who has a magical horse Sleipnir (4)

SOLUTION TOMORROW

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.