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Simply General Knowledge! (553) Crossword Puzzle

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      1. A small English town on the North Sea coast, home of the James Calvert Spence College (5)
      4. A precise set of rules specifying how to solve a particular problem (9)
      9. A pool game played with numbered solid and striped balls (5-4)
      10. A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp (5)
      11. ___ Gascoigne the original quizmaster of TV's "University Challenge" from 1962-1987 (6)
      12. Released in 1997, a studio album by Canadian thrash metal band Razor (8)
      14. A Latin expression usually translated as "seize the day" (5,4)
      15. Heifi is the capital and largest city of this province located in Eastern China (5)
      17. Substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate (5)
      19. Bella ___ portrayed Grace Dietz in the 2012 coming-of-age drama "Not Fade Away" (9)
      22. In astrology the zodiac sign for the water carrier (8)
      24. Winning jockey of the 1949 American Grade I Travers Stakes on Arise, Con ___ (6)
      26. In cricket a run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat (5)
      27. Clonmel is the largest town in this Irish county (9)
      28. A 2020 Canadian documentary film directed by Michèle Stephenson (9)
      29. The stage name of Emily Underhill, an English singer and electronic musician (5)

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      1. Description of a food that is sour or bitter in taste (7)
      2. American Prohibition-era gangster born Adelard Leo Cunin, "George Clarence ___" (4,5)
      3. Released in 1995, "Waiting for the Punchline" was the fourth album by this American band (7)
      4. A Greek hero in the Trojan War who rescued the body of Achilles (4)
      5. A position of balance between excess and deficiency (6,4)
      6. A copy of an object, usually made at a smaller scale than the original (7)
      7. A title given to important local officials in medieval Scotland (5)
      8. The curved surfaces of liquids in tubes, caused by the surface tensions of the liquids (7)
      13. An outline of a solid object as cast by its shadow (10)
      16. This double compilation album was released in 1981 by English rock band the Who (9)
      17. A nonfiction book by Michael Crichton, published in 1988 (7)
      18. A small bouquet of flowers worn by a woman at her wrist, shoulder, or breast (7)
      20. A novel by Jim Crace nominated for the 2013 Man Booker Prize (7)
      21. Place names derived from the names of real or mythical persons (7)
      23. A studio album by Depeche Mode, released in 1997 (5)
      25. A creative work, especially a musical composition (4)