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 A composite plant of the daisy family, native to Central America, noted for its showy flower heads (6) 8 An identifier for products which satisfy certain environmental conditions about their use etc (3-5) 9 ____ desk, one used by U.S. presidents in the White House given as a gift by Queen Victoria (8) 10 Creme ____ , a dessert of custard topped with caramelised sugar (6) 11 ____ voter, one who is not attached to any political party (8) 12 A fictional mutant comic book superhero in the X-Men series whose alter ego is Bobby Drake (6) 13 A part of speech used to link clauses or sentences such as the word ‘and’ (11) 18 A bicycle for two persons, one seated behind the other (6) 20 An instrument used to detect changes in the direction of flow round an aircraft or other body (8) 22 Derek, British actor who plays King Edward VIII in the third season of The Crown (6) 23 Australian state whose highest peak is Mount Ossa (8) 24 A starting point from which mountaineers set out on the main part of their expedition (4,4) 25 Subdivisions of
geological periods (6)
DOWN
1 The technical name for
the kneecap (7) 2 Any place where wealth is
easily acquired (2,6) 3 A tall, slender, silky-haired breed of dog, originally from Arabia and Persia (6) 4 One whose job is to influence legislators or collect political intelligence (8) 5 River on which the Austrian
capital, Vienna, stands (6) 6 The chief commander of
an army in service (7) 8 A driving manoeuvre in which a driver of a vehicle has to apply the brakes suddenly (9,4) 14 Reggae singer Bob Marley
had this nationality (8) 15 Smooth ____ , song by English band Sade released in 1984 (8) 16 ____ park, an open space for holiday vehicles containing beds and cooking equipment to stay (7) 17 Turkish ____ , a sweetmeat consisting of gelatine boiled, cubed and dusted with sugar (7) 19 A person who takes cattle or sheep, especially to market, over a long distance (6) 21 A ring, usually flat, of metal or rubber to keep joints or nuts secure (6)