GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

7 Of an ancient Semitic people who once controlled southern Babylonia (8)

9 The second largest

city in Denmark (6)

10 A shallow wooden basket with a handle used for carrying flowers or fruit (4)

11 Carl von, Prussian general born in 1780 noted for his work on military strategy (10)

12 ____ And The Jets, song by Elton John recorded in 1973 (6)

14 Ancient civilisation whose practices included mummification and building pyramids (8)

15 Memorial in South Dakota that features huge granite faces of four U.S. presidents (5,8)

17 One who cuts designs or words on metal, glass or wood (8)

19 Not damaged or

impaired in any way (6) 21 Writer, actor and director who played Captain Kinross in the 1942 film In Which We Serve (4,6)

22 Peter, Scottish artist born in 1959, noted for his painting The Architect’s Home In The Ravine (4) 23 ____ Lies, song by Fleetwood Mac released in 1987 (6)

24 Wild excitement

or ecstasy (8)

DOWN

1 An accumulation

of electricity (6)

2 A marker positioned in a

hole on a green in golf (4) 3 A sum of money used for conducting a campaign or business (3,5)

4 Shirley, Welsh singer who released the album I Owe It All To You in 2020 (6)

5 Freshwater fish with dark spotted skin found in small rivers and pools (5,5)

6 A form of luggage with a handle and hinged lid, used for carrying clothes and other items (8)

8 A very tender cut of beef tenderloin steak named after a French writer and historian (13) 13 The state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict or disagreement (10)

15 A stringed musical instrument that resembles a lute (8)

16 Asgardian played by Idris Elba in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (8)

18 ____ Trefusis, English author noted for her affair with the writer Vita Sackville-West (6)

20 A small, close-knit group of people who do not allow others to join them (6)

22 To mend a hole in knitted material by interweaving yarn with a needle (4)

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