GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

6 Asian country whose attractions include The Great Wall (5) 7 Term for planets whose orbits are closer to the sun than the Earth’s (8) 10 Traditional filling flavour of a custard cream biscuit (7) 11 One who uses a medium-sized sailing boat for cruising or racing (7) 12 Of great strength or size, like the primordial gods of Greek myth (7) 13 Angela, presenter paired with Carlos Gu on Strictly Come Dancing in 2023 (7) 14 Relation of Meghan Markle or Pippa Middleton to Prince William (6-2-3) 19 Take up the ____, phrase meaning ‘to join forcefully in support’ (7) 21 Paolo, painter noted for depicting the battle of San Romano (7) 23 ____ Faltskog, singer and member of ABBA, born in 1950 (7) 25 Describing a book that has been converted into a film or play (7) 26 Roger, Irish diplomat born in 1864 who was an Easter Rising leader (8) 27 ____ Montgomerie, Scottish golfer who has won 31 European Tour events (5)

DOWN

1 A medical condition with ringing in the ears (8) 2 Long-nosed edible marine fish of warm seas, highly prized by anglers (6) 3 Those who manage large amounts of money e.g. as employees of banks (10) 4 Doubtful or uncertain (4) 5 Portmanteau word for a waterside facility accommodating marine travellers (6) 6 An empty space within a solid object (6) 8 Isolated granite rock in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Outer Hebrides (7) 9 Ulysses S., general who led the Union to victory in the American Civil War (5) 13 Substances that raise levels of physiological or nervous activity (10) 15 2015 Bond film in which Christoph Waltz first played villain Blofeld (7) 16 Phrase meaning ‘to show self-respect’ (4,4) 17 Metal clippings or other waste, often for recycling (5) 18 ____ spoon, imaginary prize given to those last in a competition or race (6) 20 PJ and ____, duo who first charted in 1994 with Let’s Get Ready To Rhumble (6) 22 First name of Chief Wiggum of the Springfield police in The Simpsons (6) 24 ____ Horne, comedian who assists Taskmaster host Greg Davies (4)

SOLUTION ON MONDAY

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