GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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.
ACROSS
1 The ____, nickname of U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps (9,6) 8 A word meaning both ‘unavailable’ and ‘due to be married’ (7) 9 The most widely spoken native language in Pakistan (7) 10 A wild ass found in
Central Asia (5) 11 Describing a document that has been formally signed and made official (9) 12 ____ scheme, a fraudulent way to make money by recruiting more investors (7) 14 Emeli, singer-songwriter noted for her album Our Version Of Events (5) 15 Iraq’s second most
populous city (5) 17 ____ keypad, palm-sized section on the far right side of a computer keyboard (7) 19 The capital of Crete (9) 22 Brian, striker who scored the first goal in the Premier League in 1992 (5) 23 A painkiller derived from the bark of a willow tree (7) 24 Lord ____, founder of the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu (7) 25 Character in The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz who seeks courage (3,8,4)
DOWN
1 Don’t Go ____, duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee that was a UK No. 1 hit in 1976 (8,2,5) 2 Fielder in cricket behind a batter to the left of the wicketkeeper (3,4) 3 Phrase meaning ‘normally’ or ‘as a rule’ (2,7) 4 John, pianist and
composer born in 1937 (5) 5 ____ tunnel syndrome, pain from a pinched nerve in the wrist (5) 6 ____ officer, one who aids contact between two or more parties (7) 7 Level of damage from fire that destroys all layers of the skin (5-6,4) 9 German city noted for
its palace Sanssouci (7) 13 ____ House, official residence of the City of London’s Lord Mayor (7) 14 The quality of being loud
and rough in sound (9) 16 A feeling of doubt about the morality of a course of action (7) 18 A flat unleavened bread in Indian cuisine that resembles a pancake (7) 20 Fred, music hall impresario born in 1866 (5) 21 One who travels from place to place without a permanent home (5)