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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Stars that form a group as seen from Earth (13)

8 A brief sensation of regret or unease (4)

9 An expression of criticism or of pessimism about something (10)

10 Simba’s mother and queen of the Pride Lands in the animated film The Lion King (6)

11 A renegade or one who changes his or her principles or party (8)

12 Midwestern U.S. state that is nicknamed the Badger State (9)

14 A horizontal length of timber, stone etc at the foot of an opening e.g. for a door or window (4)

15 ____ Carr, English comedian who became a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in 2019 (4)

16 City on the southern coast of Sicily noted for its seven Doric Greek temples (9)

20 ____ driver, informal term for someone in a car’s rear who gives unsolicite­d directions to the driver (8)

21 Curt or brusque in manner, especially to the point of rudeness (6)

23 English celebrity chef whose first book How To Cheat At Cooking was published in 1971 (5,5)

24 The pointed front part of a boat or ship (4)

25 The designatio­n RR for a bishop in the Church of England stands for this (5,8)

DOWN

1 A thin flat piece of unleavened bread in Indian cookery (7)

2 Parminder, British actress of Indian descent who played Jess Bhamra in the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham (5)

3 A strained atmosphere between people (7)

4 A stoppage at work as a protest by workers that is sudden and without any warning (9,6)

5 An important route in a system of roads, rivers or railway lines (6)

6 A denunciato­ry speech, expression or piece of writing (9)

7 Sport that has the highest participat­ion rate among women in the UK (7)

13 The crisp skin or rind of roast pork (9)

15 A person who practises something for the love of it, not as a profession (7)

17 Historical novel by Scottish writer Walter Scott set in twelfthcen­tury England (7)

18 An infection of the gut and bloodstrea­m, caused by bacteria (7)

19 Patsy, English actress who played Sadie King in Emmerdale (6)

22 The official national currency of India, Pakistan and Nepal (5)

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