GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

7 ____ church, one that has its administrative headquarters in the Vatican (8)

9 Claims of being elsewhere when acts, usually criminal ones, took place (6)

10 ____ Driver, Best Actor Oscar nominee for the 2019 film Marriage Story (4)

11 A person who treats an intimate relationship chiefly as a source of material gain (4-6)

12 A native North American settlement in the southwest of the U.S. (6)

14 Scenes recorded for a film or TV programme that do not appear in its final, edited version (8)

15 Signature song of synth-pop band The Human League that was released in 1981 (4,3,4,2) 17 ____ Kauffmann, Swiss Neoclassical painter who was a founder member of the Royal Academy (8)

19 Nottingham ____, English football club who play their home matches at the City Ground (6)

21 A person who does practical work or looks after equipment in a laboratory (10)

22 A usually hemispherical structure that is raised above a large building (4)

23 To remove an

adhesive from (6)

24 Daryl, New Zealand batsman who scored the most runs against England in the 2022 Test series (8)

DOWN

1 A horse-drawn fourwheeled carriage with a folding top (6)

2 A sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unexpected (4)

3 Nickname for the national flag of the U.S. coined by sea captain William Driver (3,5)

4 One-armed ____, another name for a fruit machine in gambling (6)

5 One in charge of performances at a circus (10)

6 A bracket on a folding seat in a choirstall that allows the user some support while standing (8)

8 A form of expression that

is used in familiar talk (13)

13 First major battle of the American Revolution, fought in 1775 near Boston (6,4)

15 ____ & Dragons, fantasy tabletop role-playing game that first appeared in 1974 (8)

16 A natural liking for and understanding of someone or something (8) 18 Plants with showy flowers and swordshaped leaves (6)

20 To record or extract a small piece of music digitally for reuse as part of a song (6) 22 Sophie, English author and ex-fashion model born in 1977 (4)

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