GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

6 Large spotted wild cat (7) 7 South American mountain range (5) 9 Alan, Shane actor (4) 10 Wrecking Ball U.S. singer/songwriter (5,5) 11 Lynda, Prime Suspect creator (2,6) 13 __ Street, Roman road from London to York (6) 15 Graham, Triple Crown of Motorsport winner (4) 17 ‘Count’ ____ , U.S. jazz pianist (5) 18 Garden implement with long teeth (4) 19 Antonio, Three Graces sculptor (6) 20 Asian country whose currency is the ringgit (8) 23 Former gymnast, winner of Strictly in 2012 (5,5) 26 James, British naval explorer (4) 27 Ancient Greek marketplace (5) 28 Herb with curled aromatic leaves (7)

DOWN

1 Underworld author (3,7) 2 U.S. TV drama set in an ad agency (3,3) 3 Pop ___ , music competition TV series (4) 4 Jupiter’s largest moon (8) 5 ___ Merckx, ‘The Cannibal’ ex-Belgian cyclist (4) 6 Tibet’s capital (5) 8 Set of satellites launched by the Soviet Union (7) 12 Racecourse hosting The Derby (5) 14 Michael J Fox’s part in Back To The Future (5,5) 16 _____ Duncan, pioneering U.S. dancer (7) 17 George, railway guide creator (8) 21 Pakistan’s second largest city (6) 22 Hard white substance in elephant tusks (5) 24 Metal whose symbol is Fe (4) 25 Wordgame for guessing objects in view (1-3)