GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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7 An oddity or quirk (6)
8 Twisted facial expressions typically expressing disgust or wry amusement (8)
9 An alternative medicine system that originated in India, whose name means ‘knowledge of life’ (8)
10 Burrowing rodent of the Geomyidae family, found in the Americas (6)
11 ____ Jones, U.S. actor Oscar-nominated for his roles in JFK and Lincoln (5,3)
12 Isaac, English mathematician and physicist knighted by Queen Anne in 1705 (6) 13 U.S. pilot who was the first person confirmed to fly faster than the speed of sound (5,6) 18 Private ____, Tina Turner song that was written by Mark Knopfler and released in 1984 (6) 20 Units of energy used to express the nutritional value of foods (8)
22 Descendants of French Canadians who live in the bayou areas of southern Louisiana (6) 23 To casually mention famous people that one has met in order to impress others (4-4)
24 Supercilious or overly proud of one’s own status (8)
25 Describing architecture or furniture with an elaborate style of decoration (6)
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1 2023 film about 1920s Hollywood, directed by Damien Chazelle (7)
2 To clear the throat noisily (8) 3 House in Game Of Thrones whose coat of arms is a golden rose on a green field (6)
4 ____ McKenna, actress and author noted for her work with the Born Free Foundation (8)
5 A fruit with green skin, sweet yellow flesh, and black seeds (6)
6 An ornamental screen covering the wall at the back of an altar (7)
8 A small, bulbous perennial plant that has blue flowers resembling tiny vineyard fruit (5,8)
14 Tony, singer and musician noted for his 1971 song (Is This The Way To) Amarillo (8) 15 Wife of the musician Orpheus in Greek mythology (8)
16 A flat grassland in tropical
or subtropical regions (7)
17 Singer who became the most awarded artist in Grammys history at the 2023 ceremony (7)
19 Roy ____ Brown, stand-up
comedian born in 1945 (6)
21 Mark, comedian and DJ who hosted Never Mind The Buzzcocks (6) SOLUTION TOMORROW