GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 David ____, Labour politician who served as Tony Blair’s second Home Secretary (8) 9 Dr Samuel ____, psychiatrist played by British actor Donald Pleasence in five Halloween films (6) 10 A person or thing that brings bad luck (4) 11 One who drove a horsedrawn, two-wheeled vehicle in ancient times (10) 12 A burrowing mouse-like rodent with long back legs, often kept as a pet (6) 14 An electrical device allowing communication with someone inside a building or other room (8) 15 2008 comedy action film starring Ben Stiller and Jack Black (6,7) 17 A large musical instrument of the brass family (8) 19 Part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a poor minority group (6) 21 Seaside town in Kent that marks the English side of the Channel Tunnel (10) 22 Former pop duo of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley (4) 23 Reginald ____, middle manager played by Leonard Rossiter as a title character in a 1970s TV sitcom (6) 24 A warehouse for commercial goods (8)

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1 A flatfish that is usually brown with orange spots (6) 2 A type of agate used for making jewellery or ornaments (4) 3 ____ scale, one used to measure the local intensity of an earthquake named after an Italian volcanologist (8) 4 ____ Daly, rugby union back for Saracens who made his England debut in 2016 (6) 5 A walkway over a stream or river for pedestrians (10) 6 An entrance, often in a corridor or passageway, of non-combustible material (4,4) 8 A dish of sausage meat cooked in batter (4-2-3-4) 13 Those who set odds for events, receive money for bets and pay winnings (10) 15 A small pie made by folding the crust (8) 16 Soft greasy substances used as ointment or for lubrication (8) 18 Phrase meaning ‘performing well’ (2,4) 20 Comic book villain played by U.S. actor Josh Brolin in the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame (6) 22 To sharpen by rubbing (4)