GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN
ACROSS
1 Italian composer born in 1813 whose operas include Aida and La Traviata (8,5)
8 To touch or border (4)
9 1996 comedy film starring Pete Postlethwaite and Ewan McGregor (7,3)
10 Jannik, Italian tennis player who lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the 2022 U.S. Open (6)
11 ____ acid, one that is found in bananas and grapes (8)
12 A portable device producing a hot flame that is typically used to burn off paint (9)
14 A deep trench around a castle, often filled with water (4)
15 Philomena, investigative reporter in television mockumentaries, played by Diane Morgan (4)
16 The national parliament of Germany (9)
20 The selection and organisation of items in a collection or exhibition (8)
21 Fictional spy played by Joanna Lumley in TV series The New Avengers (6)
23 The art or science of good eating (10)
24 2021 sci-fi film based on a novel by Frank Herbert (4)
25 Classes organised by churches for children to learn about Christianity (6,7)
DOWN
1 ____ Jesus, Brazilian striker who joined Arsenal FC in 2022 (7)
2 ____ Sinclair, U.S. author noted for his 1906 novel The Jungle, about the meat industry (5)
3 In the media, a restriction on a provided news story that it not be published until a set date (7)
4 Those who repair injuries and defects affecting people’s physical or cosmetic appearance (7,8)
5 A room attached to a church used as an office or for changing vestments (6)
6 Apparatuses for diffusing heat, e.g. for warming rooms or cooling engines (9)
7 To impose something unwelcome on (7)
13 Racecourse in Somerset whose races include the Kingwell Hurdle (9)
15 U.S. term for pumas (7)
17 Artwork consisting of two distinct but connected parts, each carved or painted (7)
18 A lake near Naples that was seen as the entrance to Hell in ancient times (7)
19 Spanish city in northern Catalonia that includes the Eiffel Bridge (6)
22 ____ Drive, street in Beverly Hills noted for its luxury stores (5)
SOLUTION TOMORROW