GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

6 ____ McLynn, Irish actress who played Yvonne Cotton in EastEnders (7)

7 ____ nerve, one that carries impulses from the retina to the brain (5)

9 A side post of a doorway,

window or fireplace (4)

10 ____ cereal, one that contains all the original bran, germ and endosperm (10)

11 An act of damage or injury against an enemy to counter a previous wrong (8)

13 One of a number of former market towns in Eastern Europe with largely Ashkenazi Jewish populations (6)

15 A dress worn primarily

by Hindu women (4)

17 A paste for filling crevices, especially the gaps between wall or floor tiles (5)

18 Number of justices that sit on

the U.S. Supreme Court (4)

19 Jeanne, actress who played Catherine in the 1962 French romantic film Jules And Jim (6)

20 A tall-eared, short-haired breed of cat noted for its elfin face and slender body (5,3) 23 Body organs whose parts include the duodenum and ileum (10)

26 Glenn, founding member

of rock band Eagles (4)

27 Jadis, the ____ Witch who ruled the fictional land of Narnia (5)

28 An item used to carry chinaware for drinking a hot beverage (3,4)

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1 Region and ex-administrative English county that includes Goole and Grimsby (10)

2 Children’s TV programme that included Chris Tarrant and Sally James among its hosts (6)

3 Jared, U.S. actor whose role in the film Dallas Buyers Club won him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar (4)

4 English county cricket side for whom Marcus Trescothick and Viv Richards played (8)

5 ____ fruit, another name for the carambola, a tropical fruit native to Asia (4)

6 The varying appearance of the illuminated surface of a celestial body, such as the moon (5)

8 ____ Chronicles, series of novels about a family in Bristol by Jeffrey Archer (7)

12 John, comedy producer who hosts The Museum Of Curiosity on radio (5)

14 A two-pronged steel device used by musicians that vibrates when struck (6,4)

16 Phrase meaning ‘from this

point onwards’ (2,2,3)

17 Jean-Paul, French fashion designer noted for creating Madonna’s conical bras (8)

21 Private liberal arts college in New York state that was founded in 1861 (6)

22 Unai, Aston Villa FC manager (5) 24 To change text so it is

suitable for publishing (4)

25 ____ In May, a traditional

children’s singing game (4)

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