GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
6 The wife of a prerevolutionary Russian leader (7) 7 An approach or period immediately before an event (3-2) 9 Presently or soon (4) 10 Six-time world snooker champion nicknamed ‘Ginger Magician’ and ‘Interesting’ (5,5) 11 Sanitary and unlikely to
cause illness (8) 13 Curved paths in space followed by an object around a planet, moon or star (6) 15 A bribe or tip (4) 17 ____ Fizz, English cocktail made of sparkling wine, typically champagne, and orange juice (5) 18 A point, often in the form of a lump or swelling, where things join together (4) 19 ____ de change, a place where foreign currencies can be exchanged (6) 20 One who sells and sends
goods to another country (8) 23 Obscure or meaningless
language or ritual (5-5) 26 An open-topped vessel with a hooped carrying handle, used for holding or carrying liquids (4) 27 L.S. ____ , English artist noted for his Northern industrial landscapes with matchstick figures (5) 28 An online device intended to see whether a computer user is human or a spam robot (7)
DOWN
1 Character in Emmerdale played by English actor Jeff Hordley (4,6) 2 Guy ____ , British bomber pilot who led the Dam Busters Raid in Germany in 1943 (6) 3 Robert ____, Wales’ football team caretaker manager in Euro 2020 (4) 4 Lodge in Kenya where the Queen was staying when King George VI died in 1952 (8) 5 ____ Kenny, Irish Taoiseach
from 2011 to 2017 (4) 6 Jessica ____ , actress who became the oldest to win an Oscar for the 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy (5) 8 ____ lady, an orange, black
and white butterfly (7) 12 A hiding-place for treasure,
ammunition and the like (5) 14 The state of being or
becoming insolvent (10) 16 It’s Not ____ , song by Welsh singer Tom Jones released in 1965 (7) 17 Professional baseball team in
Toronto founded in 1977 (4,4) 21 A word or phrase spoken to remind an actor of a forgotten word or line (6) 22 A New Argentina is a song in
this stage musical (5) 24 Riddick ____ , U.S. former world heavyweight boxing champion nicknamed ‘Big Daddy’ (4) 25 Lee ____ , English comedian who plays the lead role in the TV sitcom Not Going Out (4)
SOLUTION ON MONDAY