How difficult is today's Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge crossword?

Today's puzzle (Tuesday) has Easy-Medium difficulty with 28 clues. Estimated solve time is 10-15 minutes.

What time does the Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge crossword update?

The Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge crossword typically updates at 10 PM ET the night before (or 6 PM ET for the Sunday puzzle).

How many clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge crossword has 28 total clues: 14 Across and 14 Down.

Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge Crossword - Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Across 14 clues

8A.

A cavity in the ground formed typically by water erosion (8) View →

SINKHOLE

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9A.

Blue ___, space tech company with whom Katy Perry made a suborbital flight in 2025 (6) View →

ORIGIN

10A.

Cascades formed when rivers go over precipices (10) View →

WATERFALLS

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11A.

The ___, term for the highest level of seating in a theatre (4) View →

GODS

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12A.

___ Blahnik, Spanish fashion designer noted for his high-end shoe brand (6) View →

MANOLO

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14A.

Owain ___, Welsh radio and TV presenter born in 1984 noted for his LGBTQ activism (3,5) View →

WYN EVANS

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15A.

___ message, one sent over the internet and transmitted on a screen (7) View →

INSTANT

17A.

A creature such as a bee or jellyfish (7) View →

STINGER

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20A.

Charles ___, English filmmaker who directed such Ealing comedies as The Lavender Hill Mob (8) View →

CRICHTON

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22A.

A flag, especially a military or naval one indicating nationality (6) View →

ENSIGN

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24A.

Elisabeth ___, actress noted for her role in 1996 film Leaving Las Vegas (4) View →

SHUE

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25A.

A fruit of the gourd family with a green rind and pink or red pulp (10) View →

WATERMELON

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27A.

A programme that controls e.g. a printer or scanner (6) View →

DRIVER

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28A.

Coastal city in central California noted for its annual jazz festival (8) View →

MONTEREY

Down 14 clues

1D.

The capital of Albania (6) View →

TIRANA

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2D.

Ione ___, London-born actress who played the title role in 1989 film The Rachel Papers (4) View →

SKYE

3D.

To eat greedily, without pausing (4,4) View →

WOLF DOWN

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4D.

Device with an air bag used for blowing air into a fire (7) View →

BELLOWS

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5D.

Andrew ___, bridge player and columnist born in 1964 (6) View →

ROBSON

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6D.

Feelings of doubt about the outcome of something (10) View →

MISGIVINGS

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7D.

Good ___, expression of relief at being free of an unwanted person (8) View →

RIDDANCE

13D.

Feature in the back of the eye transmitting impulses to the brain from the retina (5,5) View →

OPTIC NERVE

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16D.

___ Powerhouse, project by the UK government to boost funding around cities including Leeds and Manchester (8) View →

NORTHERN

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18D.

Informal term for 'sea' (3,5) View →

THE DRINK

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19D.

A study of the internal workings of something (7) View →

ANATOMY

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21D.

Malory ___, series of six postwar novels set in a fictional boarding school (6) View →

TOWERS

23D.

Retief ___, South African golfer who twice won the U.S. Open (6) View →

GOOSEN

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26D.

___ Bremner, actor who played Shawn Nelson in 2002 war film Black Hawk Down (4) View →

EWEN

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Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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