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A General Knowledge Pot-Pourri Part Five Crossword Puzzle

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A fifth helping of questions which cover most FT categories. A couple of clues are UK specific and all spellings are British English. Have fun.
Author: mutchisman - Diff: Harder

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      1. An important shipping link (three words)
      11. A wretched dwelling place
      12. "As I ___ Sadly By Her Side"; Nick Cave song title
      14. Spanish cry of approval
      15. A loveable alien
      17. A key which unlocks a corned beef dish
      19. A jumble of facts, figures and ideas
      20. The usual abbreviation of a famous 1940s British radio show
      21. In the year of our Lord
      22. A stamped addressed envelope (initials)
      23. Initials of an organisation which helps people with a drink problem
      24. Cutting wood
      27. Primes wood again and then moves back
      30. The abominable snowman
      31. An extinct bird
      32. Flightless bird
      33. "To ___ is human..."
      35. Nellie ___; famous Russian gymnast
      36. The fruit of the blackthorn
      37. "One Million Years ___"; 1966 movie title
      39. ___ Drive; famous street in Beverly Hills, California
      40. Mata ___; famous WWI spy
      41. "___! What a Lovely War"; stage musical and film
      42. An abbreviation for Florida
      44. An album by Joanna Newsom
      45. Musical based upon "Romeo and Juliet" (three words)
      50. ___ Gershwin; brother of George
      51. A thought
      52. An African antelope
      53. By way of
      55. The first man
      57. A large breed of dog (two words)

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      1. Jesus's doubting disciple
      2. Billie ___; American jazz singer
      3. "___ Christmas" 2004 TV movie
      4. A school subject (initials only)
      5. The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust
      6. It needs experts to unravel this case
      7. Before noon
      8. An image which represents a person (eg; as on FT profile page)
      9. "Brimful of ___" song by Cornershop
      10. Initials of a Californian city
      13. Adventure story featuring Long John Silver (two words)
      16. A nickname for the Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War (two words)
      17. "A Brief ___"; A book by Stephen Hawking (three words)
      18. Captain Hook's companion in "Peter Pan"
      23. "Breakfast __ Tiffany's"
      25. "Eight Days a ___"; Song by The Beatles
      26. "___ as Well Rain Until September"; Carole King song (two words)
      28. A short newspaper boss
      29. The leader of the wolves in Kipling's "Jungle Book"
      34. ___ Gallagher; great Irish guitarist
      36. Neither natural nor flat
      37. A type of knife
      38. Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre
      39. A military or criminal attack
      43. Herbert ___; Czech/British movie actor
      46. "___ the Last Dance for Me"
      47. Former name of Thailand
      48. James ___; iconic American actor
      49. American university
      54. Abbreviation of a light frequency
      56. An expression of surprise, relief or understanding