GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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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 To decrease or lessen (8) 9 Mike, British retail entrepreneur and former owner of Newcastle United FC (6) 10 A tightly fitting undergarment worn by men and women to support a weak or injured back (6) 11 An edible marine fish with a dark, patterned back (8) 12 Temporary stays (8) 13 Walter, U.S. actor who played Ensign Chekov in sci-fi TV epic Star Trek: The Original Series (6) 14 Continent that includes the countries of Cambodia and East Timor (4) 16 Battle of 1346 in which King Edward III’s English forces defeated the French (5) 17 A ____ worse than death, expression meaning ‘a very horrible ordeal’ (4) 18 Curvy car manufactured by Volkswagen, designed in the 1930s by Ferdinand Porsche (6) 20 Jenni, Scottish TV and radio broadcaster who has presented The National Lottery Draws (8) 23 To succeed in interpreting or understanding (8) 24 City and tourist resort on the southwest coast of Cyprus (6) 25 One who cuts men’s hair or trims their beards as an occupation (6) 26 A subtle or subsidiary quality or implication (8)
DOWN
1 A long, loose traditional Japanese robe with wide sleeves, tied with a sash (6) 2 The spread of any people from their original homeland (8) 3 Season of the year known in French as ‘hiver’ (6) 4 Third president of the U.S., who wrote his country’s Declaration of Independence (6,9) 5 ____ child, one who has to let himself or herself in at home after school in the absence of parents (8) 6 Informal term for a clever or amusing scheme or trick (6) 7 In a poor condition because of disuse and neglect (8) 15 Existing only in outline or as the framework of something (8) 16 English county that includes the towns of Warrington and Crewe (8) 17 A way for pedestrians to follow, especially in the countryside (8) 19 A soft felt hat with a narrow brim and indented crown (6) 21 Having fallen away from the faith, especially in the Christian church (6) 22 ____ Goolagong, Australian tennis player who won two Wimbledon women’s singles titles (6)