GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN
ACROSS
8 An overexcited reaction or
response to something (8)
9 Archipelago of volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, with Ponta Delgada as one of its capitals (6)
10 U.S. hard rock band noted for their 1988 song Sweet Child
O’ Mine (4,1,5)
11 Colour made by mixing
cyan and green (4)
12 European capital that is home to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (6)
14 Speedy ____, cartoon character noted for his yellow sombrero and Mexican accent (8)
15 Jason, English comedian who hosts the TV quiz show Unbeatable (7)
17 First name of Homer Simpson’s father, or Grampa, in The Simpsons (7) 20 Person appointed to carry an incense burner during religious ceremonies (8)
22 Official inspections of organisations’ accounts, typically by an independent body (6)
24 Smart ____, derogatory term for an irritating person who tries to appear clever (4)
25 French painter born in 1834, noted for his pictures of Parisian dancers (5,5)
27 To make a situation less
tense or dangerous (6)
28 David, British actor known for playing Illya Kuryakin in TV series
The Man From U.N.C.L.E (8)
DOWN
1 Christian martyr in whose honour Christopher Columbus named the Virgin Islands (6)
2 Central London hospital
founded in 1721 (4)
3 Singer-songwriter who came second in Eurovision 2022 for the UK with Space Man (3,5)
4 A system of treatment including kneading and stroking to relieve physical and mental pain (7)
5 Dr ____, assistant to Sherlock Holmes in the crime stories by Arthur Conan Doyle (6)
6 Goods that have been imported or exported illegally (10)
7 Éamon, Irish politician and president who founded the Fianna Fáil party in 1926 (2,6) 13 Private institution in which Phileas Fogg made his bet in Around The World In Eighty Days (6,4)
16 Hero in Greek mythology whose father was Peleus, king of the Myrmidons (8)
18 English princess born in 1988, the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew (8)
19 Japanese art of folding paper
into decorative shapes (7)
21 A remark cautiously
dropped to sound out the opinions of others (6)
23 A storm in a ____, phrase meaning ‘great outrage about a trivial matter’ (6)
26 ____ Woods, sorority girl played by Reese Witherspoon in 2001 film Legally Blonde (4)
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