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Simply General Knowledge! (12) Crossword Puzzle

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Once again a mixture of general knowledge clues. Some answers will probably come to mind easily, but others may need a little research. (Any feedback is always more than welcome)
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. (and 9 down) In Canada, known as the Mounties (5,8,7,6)
      10. The fictional village home of Rupert Bear (7)
      11. Francisco ___, Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire (7)
      12. Imaginary creatures that are somewhat mischievous (4)
      13. The 1986 FIFA World Cup mascot (5)
      14. An oven used for baking clay and bricks (4)
      17. Small bone of the middle ear (7)
      18. The most distant point in any direction (7)
      19. Second largest of the Balearic Islands (English spelling) (7)
      22. A European primrose (Primula veris) with yellow flowers (7)
      24. Acronym for an international military alliance (4)
      25. Italian island in the Gulf of Naples (5)
      26. Abbreviation indicating 'and other people whose names are not mentioned' (2,2)
      29. June ___, actress who starred in the 1951 movie 'Too Young to Kiss' (7)
      30. Completely lacking wisdom or good sense (7)
      31. See 8 down (6,7)

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      2. Beatles song written by Ringo Starr "___ 's Garden" (7)
      3. Part of a nerve cell through which impulses travel (4)
      4. An analgesic drug derived from morphine (7)
      5. Roman counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon (7)
      6. Member of the British group who released 'The Legend of Xanadu' in 1968 (4)
      7. French adverb signifying 'to the right' (1,6)
      8. (and 31 across) A social welfare sanitary inspector in Britain (13,6,7)
      9. See 1 across (7,6)
      15. A yellowish-orange colour (UK spelling) (5)
      16. Surname of American author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (5)
      20. ___ Wood, played Maria in the movie 'West Side Story' (7)
      21. ____ Myles, released 'Black Velvet' hit single in 1989 (7)
      22. English name of the Welsh city known as Caerdydd in their native language (7)
      23. The Beatles' twelfth and final studio album released in 1970 (3,2,2)
      27. Abbreviated name afforded to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (4)
      28. Flightless bird native to New Zealand (4)