Across 14 clues
8A.
Books or films dealing with love in a sentimental way (8) Crossword Clue View →
ROMANCES
9A.
Not transparent (6) Crossword Clue View →
HIDDEN
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10A.
English county whose official flower is Jacob's ladder (10) Crossword Clue View →
DERBYSHIRE
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11A.
The highest hereditary title in the British peerage (4) Crossword Clue View →
DUKE
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12A.
Loose outer garment from South America with a slit for the head (6) Crossword Clue View →
PONCHO
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14A.
The last studio album by Queen to be released in Freddie Mercury's lifetime (8) Crossword Clue View →
INNUENDO
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15A.
An unreflective urge or desire to act (7) Crossword Clue View →
IMPULSE
17A.
Marcus Vipsanius ___, Roman general who was son-in-law to Emperor Augustus (7) Crossword Clue View →
AGRIPPA
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20A.
Panic ___, informal term for a state of alarm (8) Crossword Clue View →
STATIONS
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22A.
Island group that contains the Neolithic village Skara Brae (6) Crossword Clue View →
ORKNEY
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24A.
Leon ___, U.S. author of historical fiction born in 1924 (4) Crossword Clue View →
URIS
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25A.
Song by Britpop band Dodgy that reached No. 4 in the UK charts in 1996 (4,6) Crossword Clue View →
GOOD ENOUGH
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27A.
Existing from birth or congenital (6) Crossword Clue View →
INBORN
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28A.
Provocation by continual criticism or questions (8) Crossword Clue View →
NEEDLING
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1D.
___ Kinch, British jazz saxophonist and rapper born in 1978 (6) Crossword Clue View →
SOWETO
2D.
A side post of a doorway or window (4) Crossword Clue View →
JAMB
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3D.
Instrument used for cutting cloth, paper or other material (8) Crossword Clue View →
SCISSORS
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4D.
Painkiller that traditionally comes from willow bark (7) Crossword Clue View →
ASPIRIN
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5D.
Cuisine that includes the dishes bibimbap and kimchi (6) Crossword Clue View →
KOREAN
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6D.
A thick cotton fabric used to make dressing gowns (10) Crossword Clue View →
CANDLEWICK
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7D.
A game in which small prizes hidden in a container are chosen randomly by players (5,3) Crossword Clue View →
LUCKY DIP
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13D.
Annual event that celebrates the food, agriculture, etc. of a region (6,4) Crossword Clue View →
COUNTY SHOW
16D.
Travelling by car (8) Crossword Clue View →
MOTORING
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18D.
Viktor ___, Swedish striker who joined Arsenal in 2025 (8) Crossword Clue View →
GYOKERES
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19D.
Jeffrey ___, U.S. singer-songwriter noted for his 1982 song On The Wings Of Love (7) Crossword Clue View →
OSBORNE
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21D.
The gallbladder and spleen are examples of two in the body (6) Crossword Clue View →
ORGANS
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23D.
City in the state of Oregon nicknamed 'Track Town USA' (6) Crossword Clue View →
EUGENE
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26D.
The ___', nickname of Championship football club Sheffield Wednesda (4) Crossword Clue View →
OWLS
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Puzzle Information

Publication: Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge

Date: September 9, 2025

Day: Tuesday

Easy-Medium Difficulty

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