GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Late U.S. singer and pianist born in 1935, noted for his song Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (5,3,5)

8 Town in western Russia’s Rostov Oblast that gives its name to an adjacent sea (4) 9 An object often thrown in another’s face in slapstick comedy (7,3)

10 A tray for lifting and stacking goods, used with a forklift truck (6)

11 Passages taken from a

book or other writing (8)

12 Rio, English footballer who played for Leeds United and Manchester United (9) 14 A half-human and half-goat creature in Greek and Roman mythology (4)

15 The ____, nickname of the character played by Henry Winkler in TV sitcom Happy Days (4)

16 Padded supports attached to the back of seats in cars or other vehicles (9)

20 A developing and problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed (4,4)

21 ____ call, a sound made by a bird or other animal to attract a partner (6)

23 Types of X-rays that are used to examine blood vessels (10)

24 Dai, Welsh golfer who won BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1957 (4)

25 Buses or other vehicles that

have only one level (6-7)

DOWN

1 Term for the 1920s in the U.S. marked by carefree hedonism and youthful exuberance (4,3)

2 Maurice, the French composer noted for his ballet Daphnis Et Chloe (5)

3 ____ Peninsula, projection of Central America that includes parts of Mexico and Belize (7) 4 Region of the U.S. that extends from Maine in the north to Florida in the south (7,8)

5 A shed propped up against

another building or wall (4-2) 6 A broad-brimmed felt hat with a low crown, adopted by Quakers in the 17th century (9)

7 Tilda, British actress who played the White Witch in The Chronicles Of Narnia film series (7)

13 A weed of the daisy family with bright yellow flowers and jaggedtoothed leaves (9)

15 TV sitcom that had the original titles Insomnia Cafe and Six Of One (7)

17 Description of mediumsweet wines, especially champagne (4-3)

18 Those employed to turn

animal hides into leather (7) 19 Father ____ McGuire, character played by Ardal O’Hanlon in Father Ted (6)

22 The number of hearts

that an octopus has (5)

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