GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN
6 Irish county that contains
The Curragh racecourse (7) 7 A jewelled ornamental headband worn on the front of a woman’s hair (5) 9 A large branch of a tree (4) 10 Charter of English liberties granted by King John in 1215 (5,5)
11 Musical direction meaning ‘with a gradual decrease in speed’ (8)
13 Relation of Granville to Arkwright in sitcom Open All Hours (6)
15 Affectedly quaint
or sentimental (4)
17 Family whose country residence used to be Cliveden in Berkshire (5)
18 James, German composer and big band leader born in 1929 (4)
19 Bridge in London connecting Chelsea with Battersea that opened in 1873 (6)
20 The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject (8)
23 This ____, poem by Philip Larkin about the legacy of parenthood (2,3,5)
26 The name several rivers and a former county of England (4)
27 Underground chambers in which missiles are kept ready for firing (5)
28 Indiana Jones And The Dial Of ____, finale of the series, released in 2023 (7)
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1 Song by Jess Glynne that was a UK No. 1 hit in 2018 (3,2,5)
2 Nigel, actor who plays Max
Cristie in Casualty (6)
3 Henning, ex-defender for Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United (4)
4 A sieve or device for separating solid matter from liquid (8)
5 Large freshwater lake in
Gwynedd in Wales (4)
6 Kevin, actor who played Otto West in the 1988 film A Fish Called Wanda (5)
8 Branched horns on the
head of an adult deer (7)
12 Expression meaning ‘freely available whenever needed’ (2,3)
14 Having an unemotional and
stolidly calm disposition (10) 16 Ashley, actor and rapper who plays Dushane Hill in crime series Top Boy (7)
17 Using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change (8)
21 Describing clothing suitable for a smart or formal occasion (6)
22 Cartoon character originally
known as Dippy Dawg (5)
24 Place that was the
UK’s second official
City of Culture (4)
25 Amber, politician who was Home Secretary from 2016-18 and was succeeded by Sajid Javid (4)