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Simply General Knowledge! (506) Crossword Puzzle

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Once again a set of general knowledge clues have been rounded up for a crossword in this series. Have fun and Good Luck!
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. The city of Wausau is the county seat of ___ County, Wisconsin (8)
      5. Danny O'Donoghue is the frontman of Irish rock band "The ___" (6)
      9. This album by Roni Size & Reprazent won the Mercury Music Prize in 1997 (3,5)
      10. A 1996 action film, starring Mel Gibson and Rene Russo (6)
      12. A 1959 British film based on John Osborne's play, starring Richard Burton as Jimmy Porter (4,4,2,5)
      13. A coastal city in New Jersey, known for its casinos and boardwalk (8,4)
      17. "Craps (After Hours)" was a 1971 album by this American comedian (7,5)
      20. The quality or state of being stubbornly inflexible (15)
      22. The point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth (6)
      23. Actor starring as Tempest, in the 2023 British thriller "Dead Shot" (3,5)
      24. A romantic thriller film released in 2002, starring Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi (6)
      25. A rock band from Liverpool, whose studio album "Distant Satellites" was released in 2014 (8)

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      1. American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Arlington Million in 1987 (6)
      2. "The Footprints on the Ceiling" a novel by Clayton ___, published in 1939 (6)
      3. Trainer of racehorse Eternal Star, winner of the 2009 Commonwealth Stakes, Michael J. ___ (9)
      4. A short novel written by John Steinbeck, published in 1937 (2,4,3,3)
      6. A 2018 science fiction film, starring Troian Bellisario in the title role (5)
      7. A badge or distinguishing mark of office (8)
      8. Original member of metal band Slayer, who remained with them throughout the band's career (3,5)
      11. The 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics was shared by Hendrik Lorentz and this Dutch physicist (6,6)
      14. A rich flaky crescent-shaped roll (9)
      15. Scottish football club whose home stadium is Gayfield Park (8)
      16. The 2006 young adult novel "Defining Dulcie" was the first novel by American author Paul ___ (8)
      18. In Greek mythology the goddess of the moon (6)
      19. Former male tennis player, winner of the 2008 Paris Masters, Jo-Wilfried ___ (6)
      21. In the 2012 coming-of-age film "The Perks of Being a Wallflower", ___ Thompson was cast as Craig (5)