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Simply General Knowledge! (137) Crossword Puzzle

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The usual mixture of General Knowledge clues. With all answers common to both US and British spelling. Good luck!
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was written by this Beatles guitarist (6,8)
      10. A detailed list arranged alphabetically in a reference book (5)
      11. The anglicised name of Mongolia's largest city (4,5)
      12. A pair of spectacles or opera glasses mounted on a long handle (9)
      13. Small sacs growing under the skin, usually containing liquid (5)
      14. "Coronation Street"'s Samia Ghadie was born in this town in Greater Manchester (6)
      16. Less liable to fluctuate (8)
      18. Bishop of Rome in 309 AD, Pope ___ (8)
      20. Starred as Gracie Hart in "Miss Congeniality" ___ Bullock (6)
      23. Moves towards, becomes closer (5)
      24. Stéphane ___ a French jazz violinist born in Paris in 1908 (9)
      26. Sulawesi is just one of the islands forming this country in Southeast Asia (9)
      27. Constellation containing the stars Rigel and Betelgeuse (5)
      28. A World Heritage Site on the northeast coast of Ireland (6,8)

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      2. A "Star Wars" planet known as the sanctuary moon (5)
      3. 1987 comedy film starring Steve Martin as Charlie "C.D" Bales (7)
      4. A 2016 thriller film starring Anna Gunn and James Purefoy (6)
      5. An Italian liqueur with an almond flavour (8)
      6. A best selling novel first published in 1938, written by Daphne du Maurier (7)
      7. Title of an album by Rita Coolidge released in 1979 (9)
      8. A 2007 romantic comedy with Catherine Zeta-Jones as Kate Armstrong (2,12)
      9. She was the recipient of the 'Arthur Ashe Courage Award' in 1999 (6,4,4)
      15. In Greek mythology the twin sister of Helenus (9)
      17. A family of languages including Manchu and Evenki (8)
      19. A medieval steel helmet, usually having a visor (7)
      21. Agree to something being satisfactory (7)
      22. A 1980 film in which Gene Kelly appeared as Danny McGuire (6)
      25. Track 4 on ZZ Top's 1981 album "El Loco" (5)