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Simply General Knowledge! (18) Crossword Puzzle

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Another mixture of entertainment, sport, science, literature, geography, history and mythology. No acronyms nor space-fillers. (Any feedback is always welcome)
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. (and 4 across) International sports contests held every four years (6,8)
      4. See 1 across
      9. His skull is exhumed in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' (6)
      10. Tchaikovsky ballet telling the story of Odette (4,4)
      12. Pearl Harbor is situated on this island (4)
      13. Cease an action temporarily (5)
      14. A witty remark (4)
      17. Cast as Feto Gomez in 'Birdman of Alcatraz' (5,7)
      20. Plants commonly known as snapdragons (12)
      23. A Scottish church (4)
      24. A bass instrument of the violin family (5)
      25. A seabird in the family Stercorariidae (4)
      28. Knight of the Round Table and father of Galahad (8)
      29. George Town is the capital of this Malaysian state (6)
      30. (and 31 across) French actress who starred in 'And God Created Woman' (8,6)
      31. See 30 across

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      1. Dorset tourist resort on the Jurassic Coast, World Heritage Site (8)
      2. Small arctic whales (8)
      3. Cut a pattern using a sharp instrument (4)
      5. Pen name of English author Charles Dodgson (5,7)
      6. Gaelic language once spoken on the Isle of Man (4)
      7. Son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun (6)
      8. Name accorded to Himalayan people who are skilled mountain climbers (6)
      11. John Milton's epic 17th century poem, first published in 1667 (8,4)
      15. Wild animal, similar to a dog that lives mainly in Africa (5)
      16. The language of ancient Rome (5)
      18. New Zealand's largest city (8)
      19. An edible snail, usually prepared as an appetizer(8)
      21. United States space station, in orbit from 1973-1979 (6)
      22. Sultanate in NW Borneo bounded by Sarawak and the South China Sea (6)
      26. The standard monetary unit of Ghana (4)
      27. Goddess, the wife and sister of Zeus (4)