GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN
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1 Oldest part of the Houses of Parliament, in which the Queen lay in state in September (11,4)
8 A serious bacterial disease of sheep and cattle transmissible to humans (7)
9 A medicine prescribed for psychological rather than physical benefit (7)
10 ____ Hufflepuff, Welsh witch and school founder in Harry Potter (5)
11 ____ verdict, one in an inquest in which a death is recorded without attributing a cause (9)
12 E.H., English illustrator noted for his work on the Winnie-The-Pooh books (7) 14 Stephen, Conservative politician who served as Welsh Secretary under David Cameron (5)
15 A feeling based on intuition
rather than fact (5)
17 Professional name of U.S. rapper noted for his song Timber released in 2013 (7) 19 Nickname of the
former tennis player John McEnroe (9)
22 Affectedly interested in
creative pursuits (5)
23 Old-fashioned or no
longer usable (7)
24 A 16th- and 17th-century
card game (7)
25 English comedian who
hosts TV game show The Wheel (7,8)
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1 Expression meaning
‘to deal with a difficult situation without incurring too much damage’ (7,3,5)
2 Wooden benches with a high back and arms, often including a box under the seat (7)
3 Moroccan city that contains the Koutoubia Mosque (9)
4 Cynthia, U.S. actress who played Miranda in Sex And The City (5)
5 A long noosed rope used
to catch animals (5)
6 Captain ____, the role played by U.S. actor Chris Evans in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (7)
7 Actor who played Mr Potter in the 1946 film
It’s A Wonderful Life (6,9)
9 Lime green gemstone that
is a birthstone of August (7) 13 A painkiller, usually taken in tablet form, that was clinically introduced in 1899 (7)
14 ____ republics, term for the countries of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan (9) 16 Biased towards family members in public life; from the Italian for ‘nephew’ (7)
18 A matter of chance (7)
20 ____ Cameron, Scottish comedian and TV presenter born in 1965 (5)
21 A subject or theme
of a discourse (5)
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