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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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1. 1967 song by American band The Turtles which has featured in more than 60 films (5,8)

10. Total Eclipse of the __: 1983 song by Bonnie Tyler (5)

11. Dance modelled on the Spanish bullfight (4,5)

12. The __ ___: nickname given to the fictional superhero Dick Grayson (3,6)

13. “You are remembered for the __ you break”: Douglas MacArthur (5)

14. “Simplicity is ___ first step, and the last of art”: Philip James Bailey (7)

16. Artist who was questioned about the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 (7)

18. “I am __ of my years as a single mother than of any other part of my life”: J.K. Rowling (7)

20. French bread which has a high egg and butter content (7)

22. English author/playwright, 1933-1967, known for his black comedies (5)

24. Alpine ski area in Canterbury, New Zealand (5,4)

26. Part of the body from the hip to the toe (5,4)

27. Car produced by Lotus from 1975-1982 (5)

28. Student who has not yet received a degree (13) Down

2. Expert who studies financial data and other informatio­n (7)

3. Name given to St. Petersburg from 19141924 (9)

4. Descriptio­n of liquid that is slightly warm but not hot (5)

5. Portmantea­u word used for a bar/ restaurant that serves high-end beer and food (9)

6. Dynasty which ruled England from 1485 to 1603 (5)

7. Unattached mass capable of obstructin­g a blood vessel (7)

8. Booker Prize-winning novel by New Zealand writer Keri Hulme, published 1984 (3,4,6)

9. One of Pennsylvan­ia’s nicknames (8,5)

15. In Britain, the act of stealing fruit from a private garden or orchard (9)

17. Brand of triple sec produced in SaintBarth­elemy-d’Anjou, France, since 1875 (9)

19. A resident of Canada’s capital city (7)

21. Two successive lines of verse, usually of the same length (7)

23. Species of slow-moving, bottom-dwelling shark, harmless unless provoked (5)

25. One of the three parts of a shadow (5) Enter the letter or letters given, then solve the puzzle.

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