GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
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6 John, U.S. tennis player who won Wimbledon men’s doubles titles with Peter Fleming and Michael Stich (7) 7 Chris, U.S. actor who played Captain America in the Marvel film franchise (5) 9 Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in this range (4) 10 Rough, ‘bumpy’ condition of the skin with hairs erect from cold or fear (10) 11 2002 psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Robin Williams and Al Pacino (8) 13 Ellen, U.S. actress who plays the title character in TV show Grey’s Anatomy (6) 15 _ _ _ _ beetle, insect which displays large antler-like mandibles in males (4) 17 Singer Julio Iglesias is a native of this country (5) 18 A frame, often sliding, for windowpanes (4) 19 Capital that holds an annual New Year’s Day concert including waltzes by the Strauss family (6) 20 Robert, English thoroughbred racehorse breeder and owner who was a major investor in the Coolmore Stud (8) 23 Justin, U.S. singer/songwriter whose most recent UK No 1 hit was Mirrors in 2013 (10) 26 _ _ _ _ time, period when a machine can function properly but is not used for productive work (4) 27 The science and art of reasoning correctly (5) 28 Stanley, English stamp dealer who founded a stamp catalogue in 1856 (7)
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1 An eye or ear is an example of this body part (5,5) 2 Sole imaginary animal among the Chinese zodiac signs (6) 3 Finding _ _ _ _ , 2003 computer-animated film about a clownfish (4) 4 Play by Scottish dramatist J.M. Barrie set on fictional island Neverland (5,3) 5 Daryl, professional name of U.S. singer/songwriter noted for his partnership with John Oates (4) 6 Cantaloupe and honeydew are two types of this fruit (5) 8 Seven _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , a series of chalk cliffs in East Sussex between Seaford and Eastbourne (7) 12 John, second U.S. president who succeeded George Washington in 1797 (5) 14 Musical first performed in 1989 telling the story of an Asian woman abandoned by her U.S. lover (4,6) 16 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pursuit, general knowledge board game created by Canadians Chris Haney and Scott Abbott in 1979 (7) 17 Three-leafed plant that is the national emblem of Ireland (8) 21 A necessity (4-2) 22 Tom, Welsh actor who plays Lucifer Morningstar in U.S. TV fantasy series Lucifer (5) 24 A _ _ _ _ Life, 1998 animated comedy featuring the voices of Dave Foley and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (4) 25 Ship on which Greek hero Jason and his men sailed to fetch the Golden Fleece (4)
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