GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 A set of bells played using a keyboard (8)

9 Northern Irish county that includes Royal Portrush Golf Club (6)

10 The Three ____, novel about swordsmen published in 1844 (10)

11 A British noble ranking above a viscount and below a marquess (4)

12 The floor of a fireplace (6)

14 A hairstyle in which hair is tied at the back of the head to hang down (8)

15 Light aircraft that are designed to fly without using an engine (7)

17 A meat curry prepared with onions that have been cooked in two different ways (7)

20 A plant of woodland and hedgerows with pale yellow flowers in spring (8)

22 A device supplying material to a machine (6)

24 White crystalline form of sodium chloride used to season and preserve food (4)

25 Area in the City of London noted for its meat market (10)

27 Like a lawn that hasn’t been cut (6)

28 ____ Gracious Me, TV sketch comedy show starring Meera Syal (8)

DOWN

1 Describing food such as cheese that is ripe or ready for consumption (6)

2 Acker, clarinettist noted for his tune Stranger On The Shore (4)

3 Norman Stanley, prisoner in Porridge played by Ronnie Barker (8)

4 Having a dishevelled appearance (7)

5 Tom, U.S. golfer born in 1949 who won eight major championships (6)

6 1979 song by The Crusaders with lead vocals by Randy Crawford (6,4)

7 French city on the Bay of Biscay noted for its casinos (8)

13 The Shawshank ____, 1995 prison film starring Tim Robbins (10)

16 Cross of ____, symbol of Free France during World War II (8)

18 A derivative or subsidiary body (8)

19 To crowd around oppressively (7)

21 Character in Twelfth Night who is the Duke of Illyria (6)

23 To join the armed services (6)

26 Scottish island on which the former Labour Party leader John Smith is buried (4)