GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN

ACROSS

1 ____ Waiting, hit song by girl group Bananarama released in 1984 (6,2,5)

8 ____ Festival, annual racing event at York racecourse first held in 1843 (4)

9 To make more noticeable

or prominent (10)

10 Nova ____, Canadian province that includes the Cabot Trail (6)

11 Sven in the 2013 animated film Frozen is this type of animal (8)

12 Historical region of France between the foothills of the Pyrenees and the river Rhone (9)

14 Salvation ____, the religious and charitable movement whose motto is Blood and Fire (4)

15 Trevor, South African comedian who has hosted three annual Grammy Awards (4)

16 To fritter away or

cause to vanish (9)

20 Pain in the lower back caused by an irritated nerve (8)

21 ____ trail, white streak of condensed water behind an aircraft at high altitude (6) 23 The giving of sworn evidence in a court of law (10)

24 Sergeant ____, detective in Wilkie Collins’s mystery novel The Moonstone (4)

25 A financial institution formed to facilitate the exchange of payments and securities (8,5)

DOWN

1 ____ Ferguson, The X Factor finalist whose debut album was Heaven in 2011 (7)

2 Get one’s fingers ____, expression meaning ‘to suffer after interfering’ (5)

3 Beer brewed from traditional ingredients and using traditional techniques (4,3)

4 Reducing or switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources in e.g. buildings (15) 5 A papal ambassador to a foreign court or government (6)

6 A journey to a place

and back again (5,4)

7 John, auctioneer born in 1740, who gave his name to an arts auction house in London (7)

13 A dish of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onion, tomatoes and chilli peppers (9)

15 ____ acid, a complex organic substance that is present in living cells (7)

17 The ____ Seal, 1957 historical fantasy film directed by Swede Ingmar Bergman (7) 18 A strong-smelling underground fungus, often found with the aid of trained dogs or pigs (7)

19 A high official in the former

Ottoman Empire (6)

22 A small rodent Pokemon

with pale yellow fur (5)

SOLUTION TOMORROW

PLAY our accumulator game! Every day this week, solve the crossword to find the letter in the pink circle. On Friday, we’ll provide instructions to submit your five-letter word for your chance to win a luxury Cross pen. UK residents aged 18+, excl NI. Terms apply. Entries cost 50p.