GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
8 Royal ____ , an Anglican church or parish that belongs directly to the monarch (8) 9 A case for official documents traditionally used by a British government minister (3,3) 10 The specialist terminology of a profession or group (6) 11 The peerage as a whole (8) 12 Punctuation mark known in the U.S. as a period (4,4) 13 Met Office shipping forecast area that covers the west coast of France (6) 14 To comply with or abide by (4) 16 English alternative rock band formed in 1995 whose lead singer is Tom Chaplin (5) 17 The ____ , nickname for Brentford FC (4) 18 To convert an insurance policy or other investment into money (4,2) 20 A musical instrument of percussion consisting of a bent steel rod, open at one corner (8) 23 A window set in a roof or ceiling (8) 24 To collect or amass over time (6) 25 A band used to support a stocking (6) 26 Conspicuous wealth or luxury (8)
DOWN
1 A French expression meaning unoriginal or tediously familiar material (4,2) 2 ____ House, Lincolnshire country residence built for William Cecil in the late 16th century (8) 3 A small seal used to authenticate documents (6) 4 A surgical procedure of moving an organ or living tissue into another person’s body (15) 5 Likely to happen (8) 6 Fully grown people, animals or plants (6) 7 A catch-all term for something that runs on a computer, tablet or smartphone (8) 15 Malorie ____ , British writer noted for her young adult novel series Noughts & Crosses (8) 16 TV sitcom starring Tom Davis in the title role that first aired in 2018 (4,4) 17 Gisele ____, Brazilian model and activist who married U.S. footballer Tom Brady in 2009 (8) 19 Rock salt, the mineral form of sodium chloride (6) 21 Following a tedious routine that is difficult to escape (2,1,3) 22 The introduction of a new product or service onto the market (6)
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