GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD SOLUTION TOMORROW

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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ACROSS

7 _____ Flynn, actor who played Bronn in Game Of Thrones (6) 8 Ko Samui is an island of this country (8) 9 A church living (8) 10 James Corden’s role in Gavin & Stacey (6) 11 Wilmington is the most populous city in this U.S. state (8) 12 ____ Mings, central defender for Aston Villa and England (6) 13 William, British philanthropist and anti-slavery campaigner (11) 18 Donald, Never the Twain actor (6) 20 Dull or prosaic (8) 22 Best Picture winner at the 1983 (55th) Oscars (6) 23 Playwright Christopher Marlowe died in a tavern brawl in this London suburb (8) 24 Mr _____ , fictional character in Oliver Twist who becomes Oliver’s adopted father (8) 25 ___ Prize, annual award for the visual arts established in 1984 (6)

DOWN

1 The jack-in-the-box in The Magic Roundabout (7) 2 Worcestershire and England all-rounder who made his Test debut in 2014 (5,3) 3 The old walled quarter in North African cities (6) 4 Forced singing voice of a range higher than the natural one (8) 5 Vichy is in this French département (6) 6 Saint ____ the Great, who endured temptations in the Egyptian desert (7) 8 Operetta by Franz Lehár first performed in 1905 (3,5,5) 14 John, Irish novelist noted for The Sea (8) 15 Novel by Mrs Gaskell published in book form in 1853 (8) 16 Nancy, U.S. singer noted for These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ (7) 17 A person who shoes horses (7) 19 To belittle (2,4) 21 Fame or standing (6)