GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 An ability to attract the attention and admiration of others as fans or followers (8)

5 A brief sleep, usually without lying down in bed (6)

10 The official pre-euro national currency of Spain (7)

11 A case for a small firearm that is slung on a saddle or a belt (7)

12 ____ park, an area with fairground rides and the like, devoted to or based on one subject (5)

13 A large artificial bank of soil, especially one used as a fortification (9)

14 The communication of information through gestures and facial expressions (4,8)

18 The key solving of a problem, often scientific, opening the way to further developments (12)

21 A small, long-haired dog that was originally bred in Tibet (5,4)

23 City in western Germany on the banks of the Moselle River (5)

24 A sudden fit or attack of illness, especially a convulsion (7)

25 Country in the North Atlantic Ocean whose volcanic terrain gives it the nickname Land Of Fire And Ice (7)

26 A small seal attached as a means of authentication (6)

27 An instrument for visually examining the eardrum and passage of the outer ear (8)

DOWN

1 Truman, U.S. writer noted for his novella Breakfast At Tiffany’s, published in 1958 (6)

2 ____ House, the home of the first Duke of Wellington, at London’s Hyde Park Corner (6)

3 Expression meaning ‘on trial’, especially in a criminal case (2,3,4)

4 One employed to visit a retail outlet incognito to assess the quality of goods or services (7,7)

6 The one and only God in the Islamic religion (5)

7 Grand ____ , annual steeplechase for horses run in April at Aintree (8)

8 A small parrot with mostly green plumage and a long tail (8)

9 One who is an expert in the science of medications (14)

15 Informal term for energetic and ambitious people who work hard to succeed (2-7)

16 Tapering stone pillars that are typically erected as monuments or landmarks (8)

17 ____ society, a club at e.g. a school or college that features public speaking on issues (8)

19 The ____ , comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan that is set in 19th-century Japan (6)

20 Frankie, English singer who was formerly a member of girl group The Saturdays (6)

22 The colour blue in heraldry (5)

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