GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN

ACROSS

8 Joan, British-U.S. actress who won an Oscar for her role in the 1941 Hitchcock film Suspicion (8) 9 ____ Shriver, U.S. author noted for her 2003 novel We Need To Talk About Kevin (6) 10 The female companion of Robin

Hood according to legend (4,6) 11 A group of three people, especially musicians or singers (4) 12 ____ Smith, U.S. blues singer born in 1894 nicknamed the ‘Empress of the Blues’ (6) 14 A very thin thread that spiders produce to make cobwebs (8) 15 ____ bomber, a type of U.S. military aircraft using advanced technology to make it virtually undetectable (7) 17 Market town in Surrey at the

foot of the North Downs (7) 20 A collection of additional material at the back of a report or book (8) 22 Country whose national flag is a red field with a central white star and crescent (6) 24 A type of Portuguese song, often with a melancholy theme and accompanied by guitars (4) 25 A volatile, pungent oil used in mixing paints and varnishes and in liniments (10) 27 Jeremiah, English baroque composer noted for his Trumpet Voluntary, played at weddings (6) 28 In ____ And In Health, TV sitcom that was a sequel to Till Death Us Do Part (8)

DOWN

1 Star Trek IV: The ____ Home, fourth in the original series of films, released in 1986 (6) 2 A horse-breeding

establishment (4) 3 A conducting wire forming

part of an electric bulb (8) 4 To surround a place with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender (7) 5 Martin, English actor who played Gary Strang in the TV sitcom Men Behaving Badly (6) 6 The ____ , nickname of Sydney Harbour Bridge because of its arched design (10) 7 A permanent unit of an army divided into companies or battalions (8) 13 A narrow piece of sports equipment mounted on small wheels for riding upon, usually while standing (10) 16 The place assigned to the most important people at a meeting or banquet (3,5) 18 To establish firmly in such a way it makes change very difficult (8) 19 Starlight ____ , British musical about a steam engine first performed in 1984 (7) 21 To show indecision (6) 23 ____ Hemingway, U.S. author who wrote about his time on safari in Green Hills Of Africa (6) 26 An edible saltwater fish whose

types include albacore and yellowfin (4)

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.