GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 From memory or verbatim (2,5) 7 Rhys ____ , Welsh actor who was an original member of rock band Super Furry Animals (5) 9 A shiny, greyish metal used to manufacture steel (4) 10 One who conducts a sale at which bidders offer increases upon the preceding price (10) 11 British indie rock band noted for their 1996 song You’re Gorgeous (8) 13 Frail or weak (6) 15 The fifth letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet (4) 17 John ____ , the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth who later became a senator (5) 18 Italy’s official national currency before the euro (4) 19 ____ vision, single-minded concentration on one’s own pursuits (6) 20 Supports for the feet of a horse rider, usually suspended by a strap from the saddle (8) 23 A small tree whose dark fruit is used in making jelly and wine (10) 26 An electrically-powered public vehicle running on rails in the road (4) 27 A clear brownishyellow colour (5) 28 To expose to public abuse or ridicule (7)

DOWN

1 Part of a city where housing is makeshift and ramshackle (10) 2 African country that was previously called Nyasaland (6) 3 Relating to the ear (4) 4 A bluish-green pigment (8) 5 The weakest piece in a game of chess (4) 6 Yogi ____ , U.S. baseball catcher and manager born in 1925 noted for his amusing malapropisms (5) 8 Harry ____ , U.S. comedian who voices Mr Burns and Principal Skinner in The Simpsons (7) 12 Prearranged fights between two people with the aim of settling a personal quarrel (5) 14 The action or process in which solid particles in a liquid are removed through a porous medium (10) 16 2021 film starring Emma Stone as the title character, a fur-loving heiress (7) 17 Whoopi ____ , professional name of U.S. actress and author born Caryn Johnson in 1955 (8) 21 ____ of the King, poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that recounts the legend of King Arthur (6) 22 Adam ____ , British swimmer who won gold in the 100 metres breaststroke at the Rio and Tokyo Olympics (5) 24 Idris ____ , British actor noted for his roles in TV series The Wire and Luther (4) 25 Ready for harvest or fully developed (4)

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