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

8 Short thin tubes of pasta (8) 9 Wayne, English ex-striker who is the record scorer for his national side with 53 goals (6) 10 An additional file sent with an e-mail message (10) 11 An error, such as a misspelled word, in printed text (4) 12 A deadlock or impasse often from a congestion of things (6) 14 A daughter’s spouse (3-2-3) 15 A synthetic elastic fibre made chiefly from polyurethane that is used in sports clothing (7) 17 A piece of electrical equipment through which sound comes out (7) 20 A person of great and varied learning (8) 22 ____ of Swat, nickname given to U.S. baseball player Babe Ruth (6) 24 A large, extinct flightless bird once found on the island of Mauritius (4) 25 An official who works in a large administrative system and follows rules too strictly (10) 27 A thin layer of wood or plastic used to improve the appearance of something (6) 28 Rebecca, Swedish actress who played Jenny Lind in the 2017 musical film The Greatest Showman (8)

DOWN

1 Fidel, Cuban political leader who became a symbol of communist revolution in Central America (6) 2 Android played by U.S. actor Brent Spiner in Star Trek: The Next Generation (4) 3 Good-natured friendliness or warmth (8) 4 A subtlety of invention or design (7) 5 An elementary particle of positive charge (6) 6 Sister with Flopsy and Mopsy of Peter Rabbit in the children’s stories by Beatrix Potter (6-4) 7 A souvenir or token gift given as a reminder of the giver (8) 13 Snowboarder who won Britain’s first ever medal on snow at the Winter Olympics in 2014 (5,5) 16 One who helps to finance and organise an event, especially in boxing (8) 18 Camille, Danish-French painter born in 1830 whose work featured at all eight Impressionist exhibitions (8) 19 A person elected in the U.S. to enforce the law in a particular county (7) 21 A reddish brown colour (6) 23 Final studio album by British art rock band Roxy Music released in 1982 (6) 26 A masterstroke or successful stratagem (4) SOLUTION TOMORROW