General knowledge crossword

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1. British TV series first broadcast in 1985 whose settings include Bridge Street, Turpin Road and George Street (10)

6. Prayer leader in a mosque, an authority on Islamic theology and law (4)

9. 1958 Elvis Presley film, based on a Harold Robbins novel (4,6)

10. One of the seven deadly sins (4) 12. Left-wing British magazine founded in 1913; also a 1980s TV series starring Rik Mayall (3,9)

15. Workshop or studio for an artist or couturier (7)

16. Large edible bivalve mollusc found on New Zealand beaches (7)

17. Egyptian pharoah who during his 67-year rule built the Temple of Abu Simbel (7)

19. Holder of seven Wimbledon and five US Open singles titles (7)

20. French national anthem (12)

23. Large dog who is the Darling children’s nurse in Peter Pan (4)

24. Central character in a series of children’s books by Hugh Lofting (2,8)

25. Popular Hungarian male name derived from the German Emmerich (4)

26. Singer who has 100 million sales, including six consecutive UK No.1 albums and 31 UK top ten singles (3,7) DOWN 1. Slang term for Royal Air Force ground crew (4)

2. Company which introduced the first portable music players in 1979 (4)

3. Book of the Old Testament (12)

4. Table in a dining room or hall from which dishes were served or on which plates were displayed (7) 5. Car maker which produced the Robin, Regal and Kitten (7) 7. Suburb and highest point of Paris, topped by a basilica (10) 8. Thick sauce consisting of egg yolk beaten up with oil, vinegar and seasonings (10)

11. S state, bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts and Maine (3,9) 13. Highly popular Australian table fish also known as the Asian seabass, giant perch and Australian seabass (10)

14. Breed of grey short-coated pointer dogs, originally used for hunting in a region of Germany (10)

18. Italian port and city, site of Allied landings in September 1943 (7)

19. Group which had numerous hits, both on their own and with Cliff Richard (7)

21. Architectural feature in ancient Greece consisting of a roofed walkway supported by colonnades; a portico (4)

22. In weaving, the threads going at right angles across a warp

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