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Simply General Knowledge! (76) Crossword Puzzle

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

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      1. The largest of the Dodecanese islands (6)
      4. Legendary island said by Plato to have sunk beneath the ocean (8)
      9. Birthplace of actor Martin Sheen (6)
      10. Legendary early twentieth century baseball player (4,4)
      12. Could these eerie sights be of extraterrestrial origin? (acronym plural) (4 or 1,1,1'1)
      13. Birthplace of King Edward IV of England (5)
      14. The period also known as the Mongol Dynasty of China (4)
      17. In 2016 the city hosting the event shown below in 20 across (3,2,7)
      20. International sports competitions which take place every four years (7,5)
      23. An empty area or space (4)
      24. ___ Shaw, American band leader born in 1910 (5)
      25. Machu Picchu can be visited in this South American country (4)
      28. A white wine from the Rhine valley in Germany (8)
      29. The central female character in "The Merchant of Venice" (5)
      30. Singer whose debut single "Wuthering Heights" topped the UK charts in 1978 (4,4)
      31. Clement ___, UK politician who led the Labour Party to election victory in 1945 (6)

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      1. 1960's activist youth movement in China during a cultural revolution (3,5)
      2. An expression of contradictory terms (8)
      3. Greek god of love whose statue can be found at Piccadilly Circus (4)
      5. A country's excess of its imports in relation to its exports (5,7)
      6. A son of Zeus and Hera in Greek mythology (4)
      7. The second astrological sign of the Zodiac (6)
      8. 1981 adventure film starring Lesley-Anne Down and Frank Langella (6)
      11. British forces specially trained in amphibious warfare (5,7)
      15. A bowed string instrument of the violin family (5)
      16. Braxton ___, Confederate general and military adviser to Jefferson Davis (5)
      18. Pale yellow Swiss cheese with large holes (8)
      19. A formal word for touch with the lips or to kiss (8)
      21. Czech composer best remembered for his "New World Symphony" (6)
      22. Divide into two equal parts (6)
      26. Used by a golfer to strike the ball (4)
      27. Double Olympic champion sprinter Usain ___ (4)