GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

7 Robert, U.S. actor who played Jack Byrnes in the 2004 comedy film Meet the Fockers (2,4) 8 A Year in ____ , memoir about local French life by author Peter Mayle published in 1989 (8) 9 Largest town in Carmarthenshire nicknamed Tinopolis in the late 19th century (8) 10 The Caledonian Sleeper train departs from this mainline London station to Scotland (6) 11 Irish DJ and broadcaster who announced in 2021 she was leaving Radio 1 (5,3) 12 A sign used in ancient manuscripts to indicate corrupt or spurious words (6) 13 Andrew, theatrical impresario who wrote the music for the 2015 stage musical School of Rock (5,6) 18 A Middle Eastern hors d’oeuvre of pureed chickpeas with garlic and lemon (6) 20 ____ House, stately home in Wiltshire that is the seat of the Marquess of Bath (8) 22 Ralph, oddball son of the police chief in The Simpsons (6) 23 A foolish or mad person (8) 24 A person employed as a dogsbody (8) 25 Scottish word for children (6)

DOWN

1 The lower edge of a dress or skirt (7) 2 Occurring once every two years (8) 3 Monstrous character played by Andy Serkis in The Lord of The Rings film trilogy (6) 4 A lavish display of affection or concern towards someone in order to impress them (4,4) 5 ____ Wallace, English actress who plays Kat Slater in EastEnders (6) 6 Marine invertebrate that has blue blood and three hearts (7) 8 Member of the British royal family who became president of the FA in 2006 (6,7) 14 National park in California that includes the granite rock formation El Capitan (8) 15 Selecting or borrowing from a variety of styles or systems (8) 16 An opponent of the Royalists in the English Civil War (7) 17 Warren, New Zealander who became head rugby union coach of the British and Irish Lions in 2012 (7) 19 The ____ Boosh, surreal TV comedy show starring Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding (6) 21 People of great wealth and importance (6)

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