GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Woman in the title of a 1971 Rod Stewart song which reached No.1 in the UK and US (6)
11. “I call everyone ‘Darling’ because I can’t remember
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12. National gemstone of Australia and birthstone for the month of October (4)
13. < ="'> >'@JQ'J! ;X ! southeast Asian country Laos (3)
14. In geometry, coplanar straight lines that do not intersect at any point (8)
15. “___ minds don’t plan well. Y>!!Z #& Z>'@ >' !# ['> !# Reisch (5)
16. Living quarters for students (abbr) (4)
17. Humped domestic ox, Bos indicus, found throughout the Indian subcontinent, China and East Africa (4)
18. Small and inexpensive gift/ornament (7)
20. \!#"='@ >\ ]"#!= ;# whose works include The African Queen and The Maltese Falcon (6)
21. First geological period of the Paleozoic Era, lasting 55 million years between the Ediacaran and Ordovician Periods (8)
23. Child who is left alone in the Home Alone >\&
24. Scottish term for a turnip (4)
26. Vegetables in the cold soup vichyssoise (5)
27. '"@ }">>'"@ "& !# "J "@ ! '\!& ;@] >\ Live and Let Die (7)
29. Middle Eastern country of under 3 million people which is a major arms importer (5)
32. Medical examination which can be CT or MRI (4)
34. The total length of a boxer’s outstretched arms
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36. Founder of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, 1514-1572, who has a University of Otago college named after him (4,4)
38. Surname of the title character in the Rocky series ;X *;"@J >\&
39. Critical remark made without careful consideration (7)
40. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code (4)
41. Long thin rod on which a joint of meat is skewered for roasting (4)
42. “___ need to have good memories”: Algernon Sidney (5)
44. Relating to care of an infant in the month after birth (8)
45. The smallest prime number (3)
46. Portmanteau of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (4)
47. English actor (1913-1994) known for his appearances in
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48. World’s most popular search engine (6)
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1. City in the San Gabriel Valley considered a suburb of Los Angeles, and mentioned in a Beach Boys’ song (8)
2. Largest waterfalls in the world, on the border of Argentina and Brazil (6)
3. 225 hectare eco-sanctuary in Wellington (9)
4. Title character of an 1898 play by Anton Chekhov (5,5)
5. "& ]" =Q> ; #!\!\*!# all, and ungracious to ___ any”: Marcus Tullius Cicero (4)
6. Bird of prey, Pandion haliaetus, also known as the &!' '^ #"}!# '^ '@] & hawk (6)
7. Song released by 31 Down in 1966 (4,5)
8. Home stadium of Everton F.C. since 1892 (8,4)
9. Curved furniture leg whose upper curve always bows outward and the lower curve inward (8)
19. Something done quickly and enthusiastically (4,1,4)
21. Australian supermarket and retail chain (5)
22. Fictional underwater city where SpongeBob Squarepants lives (6,6)
25. Borosilicate glassware brand used in cooking and chemistry since 1915 (5)
28. #;=^ '@] #;>> >\ and song, both featuring Chuck Berry (2,6,2)
30. ___ Holiday, 1978 song with the lyric: I don’t like cricket, oh no, I love it (9)
31. English band, lead singer Reg Presley, who popularised the song at 7 Down (3,6)
33. American manufacturer of sportswear, established in 1919 as The Knickerbocker Knitting Company (8)
35. “Evil report carries further than any ___”: Baltasar Gracian (8)
37. Something that stands in the way and must be circumvented or overcome (8)
40. Ancient heraldic symbol of Wales (6)
43. Cups, Coins, Clubs or Swords in early Latin card games (4)