GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 One who puts paintings on walls or ceilings as part of a decorative scheme (8) 9 NASA space program that successfully put a man on the moon (6) 10 European capital in which the Nobel Peace Center is located (4) 11 1942 film in which piano player Sam plays its theme song As Time Goes By (10) 12 Spanish port city in the centre of the Costa del Sol (6) 14 A style of Indian cooking in

a clay oven (8) 15 English actor and comedian born in 1917 whose catchphrases included ‘Titter ye not’ (7,6) 17 Queen ____ , fictional pub in Albert Square in EastEnders (8) 19 Expression meaning ‘until

now’ (2,4) 21 A pale yellow sauce used as a dressing on cold, greenleaved food (5,5) 22 Douglas, former Conservative politician who served as Foreign Secretary from 1989 to 1995 (4) 23 A slender pointed instrument for piercing and drawing thread through cloth (6) 24 The capacity to arouse excited uncertainty or apprehension in a story or film (8)

DOWN

1 Country apart from Scotland of which Andrew is patron saint (6) 2 Song by U.S. singer Beyoncé released in 2009 (4) 3 A shoddy or worthless

knick-knack (8) 4 A non-metallic element that derives its name from the Latin for ‘charcoal’ (6) 5 Mr ____ , character in the Toy Story animated film series voiced by U.S. actor Don Rickles (6,4) 6 UK parliamentary official sent from the Lords chamber to summon MPs to the Queen’s Speech (5,3) 8 To try to find out a probable response before making a proposal or selling a product (4,3,6) 13 The pioneers or innovators

in art in any period (5-5) 15 Naval escort vessels (8) 16 A tendency to take a hopeful or positive view of the future (8) 18 ____ sports, those involving a bat strung with catgut or nylon, such as badminton or squash (6) 20 To separate the grain from corn or other crops, typically with a flail (6) 22 The rear part of the foot

behind the ankle (4)