Across 14 clues
1A.
US novelist who created the March sisters (6,3,6) Crossword Clue View →
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
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8A.
City in northeastern Italy noted for its Palladian buildings (7) Crossword Clue View →
VICENZA
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9A.
Direct descent from an ancestor (7) Crossword Clue View →
LINEAGE
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10A.
American ___, studio album and single by Green Day, released in 2004 (5) Crossword Clue View →
IDIOT
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11A.
Film critic and host of the Girls On Film podcast (4,5) Crossword Clue View →
ANNA SMITH
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12A.
Sign of the zodiac that covers Halloween (7) Crossword Clue View →
SCORPIO
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14A.
A Hindu wandering holy man (5) Crossword Clue View →
SADHU
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15A.
Liz ___, former prime minister who lost her own seat in the 2024 general election (5) Crossword Clue View →
TRUSS
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17A.
To dispirit or frighten (7) Crossword Clue View →
UNNERVE
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19A.
Those who formally witness or certify things (9) Crossword Clue View →
ATTESTORS
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22A.
A water nymph in classical mythology (5) Crossword Clue View →
NAIAD
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23A.
___ leather, typically that of the lowest quality (7) Crossword Clue View →
GENUINE
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24A.
The art of Japanese flower arrangement (7) Crossword Clue View →
IKEBANA
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25A.
Indicators of a vehicle moving backwards (9,6) Crossword Clue View →
REVERSING LIGHTS
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1D.
Song by Eurythmics that reached No. 6 in the UK charts in 1983 (4,2,1,8) Crossword Clue View →
LOVE IS A STRANGER
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2D.
Marine invertebrates covered in mobile spines (7) Crossword Clue View →
URCHINS
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3D.
Penalties for disobeying a law or rule (9) Crossword Clue View →
SANCTIONS
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4D.
Disney princess from a Polynesian island, whose songs include How Far I'll Go (5) Crossword Clue View →
MOANA
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5D.
The ___, area of Brighton noted for narrow alleyways and antique shops (5) Crossword Clue View →
LANES
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6D.
One ___, phrase meaning 'unique' (2,1,4) Crossword Clue View →
OF A KIND
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7D.
Anne Of ___, 1970 film starring Genevieve Bujold in the title role (3,8,4) Crossword Clue View →
THE THOUSAND DAYS
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9D.
Andrew ___, actor who plays John in the 2025 TV drama series Coldwater (7) Crossword Clue View →
LINCOLN
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13D.
Informal term for a person who accompanies an invitee to a social function (4-3) Crossword Clue View →
PLUS ONE
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14D.
National park in Tanzania noted for its migration of wildebeest and zebra (9) Crossword Clue View →
SERENGETI
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16D.
Peter ___, actor who played Nero in 1952 film Quo Vadis (7) Crossword Clue View →
USTINOV
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18D.
Cartoon voice actor Mel Blanc's was 'That's all folks' (7) Crossword Clue View →
EPITAPH
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20D.
A winter sportsperson who might wear salopettes (5) Crossword Clue View →
SKIER
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21D.
Singer-songwriter noted for songs including his 1993 hit Fields Of Gold (5) Crossword Clue View →
STING
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Puzzle Information

Publication: Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge

Date: November 6, 2025

Day: Thursday

Medium-Hard Difficulty

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