GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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1. Roxy Music song released in 1982 that hit number 13 in the UK charts (6) 5. Ancient city near the Dead Sea which was destroyed in the Book of Genesis (8) 9. 1949 romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn (5,3) 10. American abstract expressionist painter whose 1961 painting Orange, Red, Yellow sold in New York for $86m in 2012 (6) 11. Target used in skeet or trapshooting, made from a mixture of pitch and pulverised limestone rock (4,6) 12. English singer/songwriter who in 2014 released the singles Budapest and Blame It On Me (4) 13. In Greek mythology, the god of wine and fertility, son of Zeus (8) 16. “Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for __ __”: Booth Tarkington (3,3) 17. Cousin and devout attendant of Buddha known as the Guardian of the Dharma (6) 19. Alaskan breed of domestic dog used as a sled dog (8) 21. North Island river which flows through the Raukumara Ranges, popular for adventure tourism (4) 22. Track and field sport which has been in the Olympics since 1896 (6,4) 25. Periods of time in a polo match, derived from the Indian word for circle or round (6) 26. __ in Blue, musical composition written by George Gershwin in 1924 (8) 27. Purple variety of quartz used as a gemstone, birthstone for February (8) 28. A Connecticut __ in King Arthur’s Court: 1889 novel by Mark Twain (6)
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2. US writer of novels and screenplays (1925-2012) whose debut novel, Williwaw, was published when he was 19 (5) 3. Ian Fraser Kilmister, English rock musician and lead vocalist of Motorhead (5) 4. Mythological sea-nymphs who lived at the bottom of the Aegean Sea and helped sailors in distress (7) 5. Edible internal organs of a fowl (7) 6. Napoleon Bonaparte’s famous Arabian grey warhorse who died at the age of 38 (7) 7. Busiest port in the world from 1962 to 2004, when it was overtaken by Shanghai (9) 8. The occupational name for a maker of chests (9) 14. Former England Test cricketer known by his nickname ‘Beefy’ (3,6) 15. Island off Cape Cod popular with tourists, formerly a whaling centre (9) 18. Person who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums (7) 19. French police detective created by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon (7) 20. Popular piece of music by German composer Johannes Brahms, Wiegenlied Op. 49 No. 4, published in 1868 (7) 23. Hero who led the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece (5) 24. __ Allsopp, bridesmaid to and long-suffering companion of Dame Edna Everage (5)