GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
1 Manic ____ , Welsh alternative rock band noted for their 1998 studio album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (6,9) 8 ____ Of Love, musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, that premiered in 1989 (7)
9 The chief female character in a book, play or film who typically embodies good qualities (7) 10 Sandstone formation in the centre of Australia, also known as Ayers Rock (5) 11 Jack, English playwright who created the TV drama series London’s Burning (9)
12 East African country that was a colony of
Italy until 1941 (7)
14 Ben, English comedian, actor and author who wrote the TV sitcom Upstart Crow (5) 15 Ancient language used in expressions such as
‘ad hoc’ and ‘et cetera’ (5) 17 Battle in Worcestershire of 1265 that marked the defeat of Simon de Montfort and his barons (7)
19 Jim, English actor who plays taxi driver Kempton Bunton in the 2020 film The Duke (9) 22 The ____ , single that gave Kraftwerk their only UK No. 1 in 1982 (5)
23 To join an activity again (7) 24 A thing bought or offered for sale more cheaply than usual or expected (7) 25 Those who use simple, cheap accommodation designed mostly for young travellers (5,10)
DOWN
1 Monument in New York Harbour designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (6,2,7) 2 A breach of a harmonious relationship (7)
3 ____ zone, an area into which entry is forbidden, especially by ships or aircraft of other countries (9) 4 A baffling question or problem (5)
5 Giles, English food critic and broadcaster who co-presented TV series Back In Time For Dinner (5) 6 An adjective or phrase expressing a quality seen as characteristic of a person or thing (7) 7 Archipelago in the Northern Atlantic that includes Whalsay and Trondra (8,7) 9 ____ to fortune, an action or statement that could create problems at a later time (7) 13 Small reddish and greybrown hoofed animals that are found in woods in Europe and Asia (3,4) 14 Lasting for a very short time (9)
16 Henry David, U.S. naturalist and essayist noted for his book Walden on simple living (7) 18 To intervene in a dispute to bring about an agreement or reconciliation (7) 20 Nationality of painter Vincent van Gogh (5) 21 Historic region annexed by China in 1951 and nicknamed The Roof Of The World (5)