GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Chart showing the chemical elements in order of atomic number (8,5)

8 John, British disc jockey and radio presenter born in 1939 who championed new music (4)

9 One who insults or slanders others in order to discredit them (10)

10 A mischievous child, especially when young and raggedly dressed (6)

11 A loyal member of a political organisation (5,3)

12 Barbra, actress who starred in the 1976 film version of A Star Is Born (9)

14 Thora, actress who played Edie Pegden in Last of the Summer Wine (4)

15 Johnny, U.S. country singer played by Joaquin Phoenix in the 2005 film Walk the Line (4)

16 Large German dirigible airships of the early 20th century (9)

20 A person who has suffered loss of memory (8)

21 Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four minute mile in 1954 in this English city (6)

23 ____ Gorge, Shropshire location associated with the Industrial Revolution that was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986 (10)

24 A thick noodle made from wheat flour in Japanese cuisine (4)

25 Compounds present in starchy foods such as bread and potatoes that provide energy (13)

DOWN

1 A white-faced clown with loose long-sleeved garb (7)

2 ____ Hasenhüttl, Austrian manager of Southampton FC (5)

3 The ____ , U.S. family music group including Donny who achieved fame in the 1970s (7)

4 1996 epic science fiction film starring Will Smith (12,3)

5 Those employed to cover the roofs of buildings (6)

6 English comedian whose song Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) was the UK Christmas No 1 in 1971 (5,4)

7 ____ Isle, nickname for Ireland because of its greenness (7)

13 Term for a U.S. citizen who lives on or near the Atlantic seaboard (9)

15 A fine white linen, originally from French Flanders (7)

17 One among the first in new fields of exploration, research and the like (7)

18 Constricted channels, passages or straits of water (7)

19 El ____ , the second smallest of the Canary Islands (6)

22 An origin or source (5)