GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Nationality of painter David
Wilkie, born in 1785 (8)
5 Desert ____, racehorse that won the King George VI Chase four times (6)
10 African country containing Roman ruins at the mountain village Djemila (7)
11 One who has absconded from somewhere, especially a prison (7)
12 A Latin American dance usually with several people in a line (5)
13 Actor noted for playing Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man (3,6)
14 A competitive activity of progressive resistance exercise to build muscles (12)
18 One who disseminates biased information to promote a cause (12)
21 To decorate cloth by sewing patterns on it with thread (9)
23 Planet whose orbit of the sun is between that of Venus and Mars (5)
24 Roberto, late Italian fashion designer nicknamed The Leopard King (7)
25 To accept blame for (3,2,2) 26 Tina, singer portrayed by Angela Bassett in a 1993 film biopic (6)
27 Ancient Greek hero whose parents were Laertes and Anticlea (8)
DOWN
1 ____ warrant, official document allowing police to enter a property (6)
2 Keyboard instruments that include Wurlitzers and the Wanamaker (6)
3 Ship that carried Captain Scott’s team on their 1910 polar expedition (5,4)
4 British prime minister who launched the National Grid, which opened in 1935 (7,7)
6 Costantino, Italian golfer
born in 1956 (5)
7 A method of inducing a trance or dream-like state (8)
8 The art of riding and training a horse in exhibition and competition (8)
9 Late left-arm spinner for Kent who took 287 wickets for England (5,9)
15 Actor and comedian who played Michael Rodwell in Coronation Street (3,6)
16 A punch used in boxing aimed at the opponent’s chin or upper abdomen (8) 17 A hairstyle in which strands go across the head to hide a bald patch (4-4)
19 Describing a drink that
is chilled or iced (6)
20 Occasions when professional photographers do their work (6)
22 ____ Watkins, striker who made his debut for England in 2021 (5)
SOLUTION TOMORROW