GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 Musical direction meaning

‘at an average speed’ (8) 9 A sudden spring or swoop e.g.

by a bird to catch prey (6) 10 Toto song released in 1982 that begins ‘I hear the drums echoing tonight’ (6) 11 Lead singer and founder member of the band Crowded House (4,4) 12 Kiri, New Zealand opera

singer born in 1944 (2,6) 13 ____ Klub, a setting for the

1966 musical Cabaret (3,3) 14 A large semicircular or

polygonal recess in a church (4) 16 The Sixth ____, 1999 supernatural thriller starring child actor Haley Joel Osment (5) 17 ____ wind, phenomenon identified as Eurus in Greek mythology (4) 18 Marie-Antoine, French chef who was a pioneer of grande cuisine in the early 19th century (6) 20 One who does not belong to a particular organisation or profession (8) 23 Novel by Yann Martel published in 2001 about a shipwrecked boy (4,2,2) 24 The nationality of steel

magnate Lakshmi Mittal (6) 25 Thomas, midfielder for Bayern Munich FC who debuted for Germany in 2010 (6) 26 A portrait or representation (8)

DOWN

1 A cushioned footstool (6) 2 Rugby union hooker who was appointed co-captain of Wales in 2023 (4,4) 3 Emiliano, Mexican revolutionary and anarchist who was born in 1879 (6) 4 A powerfully built great ape found in the forests of central Africa (8,7) 5 To cover with small drops or particles of a substance (8) 6 A counter in a hotel, station or the like, offering light meals or snacks (6) 7 Actions or events seen as wrong and causing public outrage (8) 15 A silvery white metal used in catalytic converters for vehicles (8) 16 The ____ Wives, novel by Ira Levin published in 1972 (8) 17 Actor who plays Dr Mark Sloan in Grey’s Anatomy (4,4) 19 ____ Brothers, U.S. duo whose first hit song was Bye Bye Love (6) 21 New ____, TV comedy drama series whose theme song was It’s Alright (6) 22 Of time, to pass

or go by (6) SOLUTION TOMORROW