GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 Nonsense or rubbish (8) 9 A small skiff, widely used in eastern Asia, that is propelled by oars or a scull (6) 10 Christian, fictional young billionaire played on film by Northern Irish actor Jamie Dornan (4) 11 Mexican painter born in 1907 noted for her self-portraits (5,5) 12 ____ Gascoigne, the original host of TV quiz show University Challenge (6) 14 Those who use traditional, nonmechanised methods (8) 15 Posthumous album by British singer/songwriter David Bowie released in 2020 (2,2,3,6) 17 ____ Chopin, Polish French composer and pianist noted for his solo piano pieces (8) Country that contains the holiday resorts of Bodrum and Marmaris (6) Silvio, Italian media tycoon who served his country three times as prime minister (10) An ornamental part at the bottom of a sleeve (4) ____ gland, small, pea-shaped one in the brain once dubbed ‘the third eye’ (6) Slang term for ‘to keep out of sight’ (3,5)

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1 Hippopotamus in the Madagascar animated film series voiced by U.S. actress Jada Pinkett Smith (6) 2 River in northeastern Scotland noted for its salmon fishing (4) 3 An invoice sometimes sent in advance of goods ordered (3,5) 4 In a sloping direction (6) 5 A diplomat of the highest rank accredited as representative of a monarch or state (10) 6 Lisa, English actress who won Celebrity Masterchef in 2010 (8) 8 Place of education for children aged between five and eleven (7,6) 13 A situation that leads nowhere, often in relation to employment (5,5) 15 Citizens of a country whose national flag contains at its centre the Star of David (8) 16 A motorcyclist who acts as an escort to a vehicle or group of people (8) 18 To round up and steal cattle or horses (6) 20 A likeness, portrait or image (6) 22 As the ____ flies, expression meaning ‘in a straight line’ (4)