GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
5 Actress and model Gal Gadot is a citizen of this country (6)
7 Fawning or obsequious behaviour (8)
9 A piece of food that remains after the rest has been used (8)
10 A group of three people working together, often in an administrative capacity (6)
11 British pudding that originated in World War II food rationing (5,7)
13 To begin a line of text further from the margin than the text’s main part (6)
15 To lower respect for or humiliate (6)
18 Jack And ____, English fairy tale about a boy and an unfriendly giant (3,9)
21 A short smooth-bore gun for firing shells at high angles (6)
22 Place where basic provisions are supplied free of charge to people in need (4,4)
23 Jake, British runner who won the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships (8)
24 To sign up for the
armed services (6)
DOWN
1 A small sweet or lozenge (8)
2 London theatre that began in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre (3,3)
3 A cluster of nerve endings on the tongue that is essential when eating (5,3)
4 Indian city noted for celebrating the Dasara festival (6)
6 ____ giant, a country that is not currently powerful but has the potential to be so (8)
7 Historic city in Turkey that was
the birthplace of Saint Paul (6) 8 A species of deer that was introduced to Britain from East Asia in 1860 (4)
12 Wreaths of flowers or leaves that can be worn on the head (8)
14 Annual festival of classical music concerts held primarily at the Royal Albert Hall (3,5)
16 To store equipment in good condition so that it can be used again in future (8)
17 To cause in others a loss of hearing temporarily or permanently (6)
18 Irritable and
bad-tempered (6)
19 Loops with running knots that
are used to trap animals (6) 20 ____ Mitchell, the singersongwriter noted for her song Big Yellow Taxi (4)
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