GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 One legally appointed to manage and dispose of the assets of an insolvent company (13)

8 ____ interface, the software and input devices between a person and a computer (4) 9 Actor whose films include The Long Good Friday and Mona Lisa (3,7)

10 Rose, actress who played Ygritte in

Game Of Thrones (6)

11 U.S. rock band whose song Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now was a

UK No. 1 hit in 1987 (8)

12 Characterised by or decorated with regular lines and shapes (9)

14 Stuart, Scottish rugby union full back who formerly captained his country (4)

15 Stewart, U.S. golfer who won the 2009 Open Championship (4)

16 Spectators or witnesses (9) 20 An incident involving excitement, daring or adventure (8)

21 A plant with pink flower heads, often growing on sea cliffs and mountains (6) 23 Composer and lyricist whose songs include Night And Day and Begin The Beguine (4,6)

24 Take it on the ____, expression meaning

‘to accept unpleasant events bravely’ (4)

25 Sudden inundation that exceeds the ground’s ability to absorb it (5,8)

DOWN

1 Severe or strict in

attitude or manner (7)

2 ____ philosophy, another

term for ethics (5)

3 ____ Roman of them all, compliment paid by Mark Antony to Brutus in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar (7)

4 Four-time Formula One world champion driver who retired at the end of the 2022 season (9,6)

5 A traditional Japanese inn that typically includes tatami-matted rooms (6) 6 To make an overall assessment of a situation usually before making a decision (4,5)

7 ____ mate, an election candidate for the lesser of two closely associated political offices (7)

13 Phil, lead guitarist with

Roxy Music, born in 1951 (9) 15 A garment that is no

longer wanted (4-3)

17 Canadian province whose

capital is Toronto (7)

18 The sport or pastime of travelling down a river on a flat, buoyant timber structure (7)

19 A waterproof overshoe that is typically made of rubber (6)

22 Christina, U.S. actress who played Wednesday Addams in the 1991 film The Addams Family (5)

SOLUTION TOMORROW

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