GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
8 Port city in the Galicia region
of northwest Spain (2,6)
9 The body of work of an author, composer or painter (6)
10 An unexpected or
unusual event (4-2)
11 _____ John, Welsh painter
and etcher born in 1878 (8)
12 A carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of a building (8)
13 The right to enter or join
a particular group (6)
14 Balding, blue-haired saxophone player in The Muppets (4)
16 Moulin ____, cabaret in Paris
that opened in 1889 (5)
17 Strong-smelling substance secreted by some deer, that is an ingredient in perfumery (4)
18 Geraldine, actress who played the lead in the TV series Marple from 2004 to 2009 (6)
20 Insincere talk or a
confidence trick (8)
23 Type of institution in which TV dramas Grey’s Anatomy and House were set (8)
24 Home-Thoughts, From ____, poem by Robert Browning written in 1845 (6)
25 ____ interest, a personal reason for involvement in an undertaking (6)
26 Sense that could be affected
by macular degeneration (8)
DOWN
1 A blank space or
missing part (6)
2 Kurt, U.S. writer whose first novel Player Piano was published in 1952 (8)
3 Oisin, Irish rider born in 1995 who is a three-time British Champion Jockey (6)
4 Musical that premiered in 1983 and contains the song I Am What I Am (2,4,3,6)
5 William, English dramatist noted for his play The Way Of The World (8)
6 A piece of material sewn into a garment to strengthen or enlarge part of it (6)
7 The Wrong ____, Wallace & Gromit film in which penguin Feathers McGraw first appears (8) 15 Informal term for a rapid
inspection or search (4-4) 16 Linda, retired U.S. singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 (8) 17 Bobby, folk and jazz singer noted for his 1988 song Don’t Worry, Be Happy (8) 19 An elk with heavily branched antlers, that is native to North America (6)
21 Altered ____, Scottish new wave/post punk band fronted by
Clare Grogan (6)
22 A lack of concern
or interest (6)