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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

8 Basque town subject to heavy bombing by the Nazis in 1937 in the Spanish Civil War (8)

9 Jane, actress who played Daphne Moon in Frasier (6)

10 Floyd, U.S. boxing promoter and ex-boxer born in 1977, nicknamed Pretty Boy (10)

11 A symbol or small design adopted by an organisati­on to identify its brand (4)

12 To pour liquid gradually from one container into another, often to separate out sediment (6)

14 To remove from a place of danger to a safer one (8)

15 German winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in quantum mechanics (3,4)

17 Malcolm, conductor and composer who was chief conductor at the Proms for 20 years (7)

20 Aleksandar, Serbian striker who joined Fulham FC in 2018 (8)

22 Undergroun­d rooms or vaults beneath churches used as chapels or burial places (6)

24 ____ billing, prominent display of the name of a performer etc. on posters and the like (4)

25 Hannah, actress who plays Rebecca Welton in Ted Lasso (10)

27 Fictional Spanish hotel waiter whose favourite phrases include ‘I know nothing’ (6)

28 Song by American duo Hall and Oates that reached No. 6 in the UK charts in 1982 (8)

DOWN

1 To change in form or nature (6)

2 The summit of a hill or pass (4)

3 A rectangula­r column, especially one projecting from a wall (8)

4 Master painter born in 1483 who was a major figure in the High Renaissanc­e (7)

5 ____ Delgado-Pritchett, character played by Sofia Vergara in Modern Family (6)

6 Song written by John Lennon that was covered by Roxy Music in 1981 (7,3)

7 Len, novelist who specialise­d in spy thrillers such as Funeral In Berlin (8)

13 French-born chef and restaurate­ur born in 1935 whose proteges include Gordon Ramsay (6,4)

16 Short operatic songs (8)

18 Public sales in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder (8)

19 A place of study or training in a special field (7)

21 Five such letters exist in the English alphabet (6)

23 River of southern England whose tributarie­s include the Lea and Kennet (6)

26 To nibble something persistent­ly (4)

SOLUTION TOMORROW

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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.

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