GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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6 Showing firm allegiance to a person or an institution (5) 7 Unrestricted admission or immigration (4,4) 10 Margaret, Labour politician and the first woman to serve as her party’s deputy leader (7) 11 ____ McGonagall,

Hogwarts professor (7) 12 Frankness or

openness (7) 13 Italian astronomer who discovered Jupiter’s four largest moons (7) 14 Norwegian dramatist,

born in 1828 (6,5) 19 Large goat with spiral-shaped horns that resemble a corkscrew (7) 21 Little Gem and Romaine are varieties of this salad plant (7) 23 Phrase meaning ‘in

theory only’ (2,5) 25 A starchy substance obtained from the cassava plant (7) 26 Tall fur cap worn ceremonially by certain British troops (8) 27 ____ Rani, English radio

and TV presenter (5)

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1 Wild ____, another

name for a bluebell (8) 2 Board game originally

called Murder! (6) 3 Snowy in the Tintin

comics series was this breed of dog (3,7) 4 The raised band of stitching

around a cricket ball (4) 5 An enclosure for

horses or cattle (6) 6 Northern German city that was the capital of the Hanseatic League (6) 8 Small devices plugged into a computer, usually to allow an application to run (7) 9 Jackie, the professional name of the U.S. comedian born Yacov Moshe Maza (5) 13 An instrument invented in

France for beheading (10) 15 A person who is definitely not expected to be successful (2-5) 16 Excessively anxious,

sensitive or obsessive (8) 17 An ancient kingdom east

of the Jordan River (5) 18 U.S. state nicknamed

‘The Silver State’ (6) 20 Fay, English actress who

played Jenny in Cold Feet (6) 22 A 1935 musical comedy film

starring Fred Astaire (3,3) 24 An implement used for

gathering hay or leaves (4)