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Simply General Knowledge! (126) Crossword Puzzle

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Another round of clues exploring the wide world of General Knowledge. Good luck!
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. In Greek mythology the twin sister of Apollo (7)
      5. The first person to travel in space Yuri Alekseyevich ___ (7)
      9. Chrissie Hynde of "The Pretenders" was born here in 1951 (5)
      10. Writer whose first novel "The Girl of Fire and Thorns" was published in 2011 (3,6)
      11. American actress who portrayed Dixie Dugan in the 1930 film "Showgirl in Hollywood" (5,5)
      12. An album by Australian singer Daryl Braithwaite released in 1988 (4)
      14. A 2008 comedy film with George Clooney as Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (12)
      18. The motto of the United States, which appears on their banknotes (2,3,2,5)
      21. "___ Until Dark" a 1967 film with Audrey Hepburn as Susy Hendrix (4)
      22. A 1948 musical by Cole Porter, based on "The Taming of the Shrew" (4,2,4)
      25. Title of the prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (9)
      26. In Greek mythology the goddess of fortune (5)
      27. A play by Peter Shaffer relating to the lives of composers Mozart and Salieri (7)
      28. A long running TV western series which starred Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright (7)

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      1. 2009 science fiction film with Sam Worthington as Jake Sully (6)
      2. Doctor Who would be stranded without this! (6)
      3. "L'Arianna" was the second opera by this Italian composer (10)
      4. Biblical wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac (5)
      5. English name for the constellation Ursa Major (5,4)
      6. Winner of the women's tennis singles title at the 1988 Olympic Games, Steffi ___ (4)
      7. The amount left over at the end of a process (8)
      8. Something that has little or no meaning (8)
      13. G K ___, English novelist who penned the Father Brown series of short stories (10)
      15. The first play written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan and performed in 1775 (3,6)
      16. Longfellow's 1855 poem "The Song of ___" (8)
      17. Roman general and governor of Britain from 77-84 AD (8)
      19. Term for a waiter in a French restaurant (6)
      20. Birthplace of US actor Gary Cooper in 1901 (6)
      23. Formerly the term for a European man in colonial India (5)
      24. The House of Keys is a branch of parliament on the ___ of Man (4)