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

Today's puzzle (Thursday) has Medium-Hard difficulty with 28 clues. Estimated solve time is 20-30 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 - Thursday, August 28, 2025

Across 14 clues

1A.

Song by The Beatles released in 1967, written by Paul McCartney about ageing (4,2,5,4) Crossword Clue View →

WHEN IM SIXTY FOUR

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8A.

Taking words in their most basic sense (7) Crossword Clue View →

LITERAL

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9A.

Describing an animal or plant suitable for e.g. a pond (7) Crossword Clue View →

AQUATIC

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10A.

A sugary mixture used to coat cakes (5) Crossword Clue View →

ICING

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11A.

Late professional wrestler noted for his blonde horseshoe moustache (4,5) Crossword Clue View →

HULK HOGAN

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12A.

Thin cream-filled cakes of choux pastry (7) Crossword Clue View →

ECLAIRS

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14A.

Water ___, suite of pieces for small orchestra by George Frideric Handel (5) Crossword Clue View →

MUSIC

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15A.

An entrance hall in a building, especially a hotel or theatre (5) Crossword Clue View →

FOYER

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17A.

___ director, board member who manages a firm's funds (7) Crossword Clue View →

FINANCE

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19A.

One of a group of silvery-white soft heavy metals (4,5) Crossword Clue View →

RARE EARTH

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22A.

Tina ___, Australian singer-songwriter born in 1967 (5) Crossword Clue View →

ARENA

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23A.

West End theatre on Aldwych in London, formerly known as the Strand Theatre (7) Crossword Clue View →

NOVELLO

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24A.

___ Bigelow, director noted for her films The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty (7) Crossword Clue View →

KATHRYN

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25A.

Writer born in 1899 who created ageing Cuban fisherman Santiago (6,9) Crossword Clue View →

ERNEST HEMINGWAY

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Down 14 clues

1D.

King of England, Scotland and Ireland who was Dutch by birth (7,2,6) Crossword Clue View →

WILLIAM OF ORANGE

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2D.

To coil round (7) Crossword Clue View →

ENTWINE

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3D.

Contrary to the rules or what is normal (9) Crossword Clue View →

IRREGULAR

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4D.

An imaginary spirit of the air (5) Crossword Clue View →

SYLPH

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5D.

Hebe was the goddess of this in Greek mythology (5) Crossword Clue View →

YOUTH

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6D.

Periods in which a power supply is not available (7) Crossword Clue View →

OUTAGES

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7D.

Something regarded as bound to happen (6,9) Crossword Clue View →

RACING CERTAINTY

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9D.

___ Pearson, columnist and author born in 1960 (7) Crossword Clue View →

ALLISON

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13D.

First part of Italian writer Dante's narrative poem The Divine Comedy (7) Crossword Clue View →

INFERNO

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14D.

Cocktail of whisky, vermouth and bitters, usually with a cherry garnish (9) Crossword Clue View →

MANHATTAN

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16D.

The capital and largest city in Armenia (7) Crossword Clue View →

YEREVAN

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18D.

Raise an ___, expression meaning 'to show mild disapproval' (7) Crossword Clue View →

EYEBROW

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20D.

Tom ___, actor who played the title role in fantasy TV series Lucifer (5) Crossword Clue View →

ELLIS

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21D.

Term originally from the U.S. for nonsense (5) Crossword Clue View →

HOKUM

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Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge Thursday, August 28, 2025

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