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Simply General Knowledge! (2) Crossword Puzzle

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Another mixture of clues covering most of the FT categories. Some straightforward, others may need a little research.
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. The principle that if anything can go wrong it will go wrong (7,3)
      6. Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 (4)
      9. A cravat with wide square ends and also an English Racecourse (5)
      10. English heavy metal band fronted by Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister (9)
      12. Sicilian City housing the Teatro Massimo Opera House (7)
      13. A final line of a paragraph appearing separately at the top of the next page (5)
      15. Mythical Thracian poet and musician, husband of Eurydice (7)
      17. Hawker Siddeley ___ Jump Jet (7)
      19. A small energetic dog originally bred to drive animals from their holes (7)
      21. The Kingdom of ___ , formerly named Basutoland prior to 1966 (7)
      22. An 'Old World' coniferous tree associated with Lebanon (5)
      24. A child's construction set consisting of miniature metal parts (7)
      27. Early English royal house with a red rose emblem (9)
      28. Biblical Queen of ____ who traveled to see King Solomon (5)
      29. A wild mountain goat (4)
      30. Description of a person with a calm, unexcitable disposition (10)

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      1. An alcoholic drink made from honey and water (4)
      2. A thin edible material on which macaroons are baked (4,5)
      3. Letter "H" in the NATO phonetic alphabet (5)
      4. Surname of tennis player nicknamed "Pistol Pete" (7)
      5. The ancient capital of Syria from 300?64 BC (7)
      7. A slang term for money (5)
      8. US artist who was a leader of the pop art movement (4,6)
      11. Gifts given or received in return for services rendered (plural) (7)
      14. Italian Renaissance artist who painted "The Birth of Venus" (10)
      16. Country bordered by Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti (7)
      18. A person who is shy, quiet, and unable to communicate with others (9)
      20. A second game between two teams (7)
      21. Surname of English author of espionage novels including "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2,5)
      23. Italian poet who penned "The Divine Comedy" (5)
      25. A high quality black tea grown in north East India (5)
      26. The softest mineral (4)