GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 ____ Ellis, physician and social reformer born in 1859 noted for his study of human sexuality (8)

9 Designed to be suitable for

both men and women (6)

10 U.S. photographer born in 1923, who provided portraits of those on society’s margins (5,5)

11 Supermarket chain whose name is an abbreviated form of Albrecht Discount (4)

12 Japanese animation

studio founded in 1985 (6)

14 Gratifying to the

human faculties (8)

15 Book by romantic novelist Jojo Moyes published in 2018 (5,2)

17 Genus of mushrooms that includes the poisonous fly agaric (7)

20 To intimidate someone into doing something with stern or abusive words (8) 22 Colin, TV and radio presenter confirmed in 2023 as the main Countdown host (6)

24 A unit of land area that is equal to about

0.4 of a hectare (4)

25 Region in central Turkey noted for its tall, cone-shaped rock formations (10)

27 Dickie, late British broadcaster who hosted ITV’s World Of Sport (6)

28 Actor who played Dr Mark

Sloan in Grey’s Anatomy (4,4)

DOWN

1 Monarchy in which Margrethe II became queen in 1972 (6)

2 ____ diagram, illustration using circles to show relations between sets (4) 3 Preference for one’s

own area or region (8)

4 Kriss, sprinter and hurdler

made an OBE in 1991 (7)

5 Hugh, late director of the

1981 film Chariots Of Fire (6) 6 Singer whose most streamed song in the UK — The Best — charted at No. 5 in 1989 (4,6)

7 To identify and approach someone employed elsewhere to fill a business position (8)

13 A beetle that feeds on cotton buds and flowers (4,6)

16 One who deserts a party or cause to join an opposing one (8)

18 Musical whose songs include Honey, Honey and Super Trouper (5,3)

19 English king who fought a civil war with his cousin Matilda in the 12th century (7)

21 To release from a duty

or requirement (6)

23 1986 sci-fi film directed

by James Cameron (6)

26 ____ Wingate, British Army officer who led the Chindits in Burma during World War II (4)