GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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1 Expression meaning

‘to remove unnecessary things in order to be ready for action’ (5,3,5)

8 Letter that comes after Delta in the NATO phonetic alphabet (4)

9 ____ Association, the full name of motoring group The AA that was founded in 1905 (10) 10 Town in Greater Manchester that is the birthplace of physicist Brian Cox (6)

11 Calendar event that occurs when February 29th is included among dates (4,4)

12 ____ tubes, ducts that connect the ovaries to the uterus, named after an Italian anatomist (9)

14 Nick, goalkeeper who joined

Newcastle United in 2022 (4) 15 ____ collar, one worn by men that is stiff and turned upright with the points turned down (4)

16 Kate, former name of Prince William’s wife, the Duchess of Cambridge (9)

20 Musical direction meaning ‘to

be played in a fiery way’ (3,5) 21 Gary, English actor who played George Smiley in the 2011 film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (6)

23 English writer born in 1820, who wrote the novel The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall (4,6)

24 A minor and usually temporary deviation from a general trend (4)

25 Term for the typically conservative heartland of the U.S. (6,7)

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1 Curving part of the human ear, named from the Ancient Greek for ‘snail shell’ (7)

2 Patriarch in the Bible who was the father of Methuselah (5)

3 A plan or strategy that is intended to reach a particular goal (4,3)

4 Signature song of U.S. rock band Eagles that was released in 1977 (5,10)

5 ____ Lewis, English actor who played King Henry VIII in the TV drama series Wolf Hall (6)

6 A very small space for

storing things (9)

7 The things that are saved from a wrecked or damaged ship (7)

13 ____ Park, horse racing course in Surrey that opened in 1890 (9)

15 Ian, Welsh golfer who was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017 (7) 17 A district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian church (7)

18 A small, egg-shaped wind instrument with a long mouthpiece (7)

19 A plant of the dock family with arrow-shaped leaves that are used in salads and cookery (6)

22 City in the United Arab Emirates that contains the world’s tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa (5)

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