GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy (8) 5 A commotion or noisy dispute (6) 10 A 1988 book by Roald Dahl about a telekinetic child, which was later adapted as a musical (7) 11 Poem by English writer John Milton about a shepherd, first published in 1638 (7) 12 Prima ____ , the chief female singer in an opera company (5) 13 Bellatrix, witch in the Harry Potter series played by Helena Bonham Carter in four films (9) 14 An expert in the determination of dates and sequence of events (12) 18 Expression meaning ‘approval for something good’ (3,2,3,4) 21 One who constructs ideas or sets of ideas to explain things (9) 23 Form of modern communication first sent by computer engineer Ray Tomlinson in 1971 (5) 24 Arborio rice is traditionally an ingredient in this dish of Italian origin (7) 25 Ceremonial or nominal (7) 26 One who derives pleasure from inflicting pain or humiliation on others (6) 27 The funds or revenue of a state, institution or society (8)
DOWN
1 A fleet of warships for a military encounter (6) 2 ____ rights, the entitlement of a person to cast a ballot in elections (6) 3 James, Labour prime minister who began his career as a clerk in the Inland Revenue (9) 4 U.S. actor born in 1923, who was noted for his roles in films The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur (8,6) 6 An open sore on the internal or external surface of the body (5) 7 Overly fussy, often in an annoying fashion, about minor details or rules (8) 8 The Usual ____ , a 1995 mystery thriller film featuring crime lord Keyser Söze (8) 9 Conically shaped hill in Somerset, used by Druids as a site for initiation ceremonies (11,3) 15 A group of musicians who perform instrumental music (9) 16 Those who have risen suddenly in rank or importance and often behave arrogantly (8) 17 Subjected to emotional, mental or physical pressure (8) 19 Cat ____ , a 1965 western comedy film starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin (6) 20 A mixture of water and fine pieces of manure or other solids, used in farming processes (6) 22 ____ of passage, ceremonies performed to mark changes in a person’s status (5)