GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Last of ____ , TV sitcom first shown in 1973 featuring three old men and their misadventures (3,6,4) 8 River in Cumbria that flows north-westward to its estuary in the Solway Firth (4) 9 Those who dig at an
archaeological site (10) 10 A drain or channel for
water (6) 11 One posted to an area of conflict to monitor events, supervise a ceasefire and the like (8) 12 In rugby union, the feat of winning all games in the Six Nations Championships (5,4) 14 ____ Williams, Indiana Jones’ son played by U.S. actor Shia LaBoeuf in the fourth film in the series (4) 15 A bacterium or other micro-organism that can cause disease (4) 16 A magazine that is published four times a year at intervals of three months (9) 20 To dismiss or treat as
derisory (4-4) 21 On a ____ to nothing, expression meaning ‘in a situation where one is bound to lose’ (6) 23 King Henry VIII’s second wife who was mother of Queen Elizabeth I (4,6) 24 A floating marker in the sea used as a guide or warning for ships and boats (4) 25 A garage by the side of the road where fuel is sold and put into vehicles (6,7)
DOWN
1 A small fish such as a
minnow or stickleback (7) 2 A feeling of weariness or
languor (5) 3 Having no ability or skill in a
specified area (7) 4 Expression meaning ‘almost
totally alike’ (4,2,1,8) 5 To go over material again, typically in preparation for an examination (6) 6 A pause between the acts of
a play (9) 7 The Importance of Being __, play first performed in 1895 in which Lady Bracknell features (7) 13 North By ____ , 1959 thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock that climaxes on Mount Rushmore (9) 15 An adult or mature
person (5-2) 17 Barbadian singer/ songwriter noted for her song Umbrella released in 2007 (7) 18 Abraham ____, U.S. president whose portrait features on the front of the five dollar bill (7) 19 Country whose national flag has a gold map and six white stars symbolising its ethnic groups (6) 22 City in the United Arab Emirates that is home to the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa (5)