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Simply General Knowledge! (69) Crossword Puzzle

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Another selection of general knowledge clues, hopefully something here for everyone. Good luck!
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. "___ 17" 1953 war film starring William Holden and Don Taylor (6)
      5. Science fiction novel by Scott Sigler published in 2007 (8)
      9. Author of the epic poem which is the answer to 2 down (6,7)
      10. "The ___" song released by Dion in 1961 that peaked at number 2 in the US charts (8)
      11. ___ Aurelius, Roman Emperor who died in the year 180 AD (6)
      12. Surname of English engineer who designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge (6)
      14. Carl ___, Swedish scientist known as the "father of modern taxonomy" (8)
      15. An exclamation acknowledging one's fault (Latin) (3,5)
      16. Physically weak and lacking strength (6)
      17. An adjective describing a substance containing copper (6)
      18. Debut album from American singer Jaime Whitton released in 2011 (4,4)
      20. American writer who gave us "The Fall of the House of Usher" in 1840 (5,5,3)
      21. Self-punishment to atone for one's wrongdoings (plural) (8)
      22. King ___, the main antagonist in Nintendo's Kirby video games (6)

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      2. Epic 16th century poem where The Redcross Knight can be found (3,6,6)
      3. The 12th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (alt spelling) (5)
      4. American multinational conglomerate company founded in 1892 (7,8)
      5. The most popular spectator sport in the country where kangaroos are endemic (10,5)
      6. French city where the physicist and philosopher Blaise Pascal was born in 1623 (8,7)
      7. A literary term meaning to make a soft rustling sound or whisper (9)
      8. The last of Charles Dickens' novels, published in 1865 (3,6,6)
      13. The country where the Mombacho Volcano can be found (9)
      19. A two-footed animal (5)