GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 U.S. sitcom spin-off from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, starring Valerie Harper (5)

7 The ____, two-tone ska revival band formed in Coventry in 1979 (8)

10 ____ Williams, in 2009 became the second female trainer of a Grand National winner (7)

11 ____ water, that comes from springs not undergoing chemical processing (7)

12 UK political party whose leaders included Jo Grimond and David Steel (7)

13 Guy, double agent who defected to the Soviet Union in 1951 (7)

14 Culinary Pixar film from 2007, featuring the voice of Patton Oswalt (11)

19 Secret or disguised ways of writing (7)

21 Informal term for a dress worn for sleeping in (7)

23 A follower of the 14th-century religious reformer John Wycliffe (7)

25 Country whose longest river is the Shannon (7)

26 Informal term used when irritated for ‘more than enough’ (8)

27 Gene, actor and musician born in 1907 nicknamed the Singing Cowboy (5)

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1 A wide box with a combination of speakers, e.g. for use with a TV set (5,3)

2 Person who leads people in singing or sometimes in prayer (6)

3 Song by Desmond Dekker & The Aces that was the first reggae UK No. 1 (10)

4 William, Field Marshal who led the Burma Corps in World War II (4)

5 ____ The Poet, spoken word performer and award-winning podcast host born in 1991 (6)

6 Novel by Jilly Cooper adapted for a TV series in 2024 (6)

8 Stock ____, activity of ensuring right amount of supply in a business (7)

9 ____ Gordon, comic strip space hero created in 1934 (5)

13 Model village near Birmingham founded by the Cadbury family in the 19th century (10)

15 Concept album released by Pink Floyd in 1979 (3,4)

16 Those who take part in an event or competition (8)

17 To buy, say, theatre tickets cheaply and sell them at a significant profit (5)

18 The period of greatest prosperity or productivity (6)

20 Robert, Batley-born rock singer, who had a 1986 hit with Addicted To Love (6)

22 George, scrum half and Australia’s most capped rugby union player (6)

24 Raoul, French painter born in 1877 associated with the Fauvist movement (4)