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Simply General Knowledge! (139) 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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      7. Michelle Pfeiffer graduated from ___ High School in 1976 (8,6)
      9. Political party founded in the Republic of Ireland by Éamon de Valera in 1926 (6,4)
      11. Layer of the eye comprising the iris, ciliary body and choroid (4)
      12. An album released in 1996 by guitarist John Martyn (3)
      13. Mother of Elizabeth I of England (4,6)
      16. Surname of actor portraying Irving Rosenfeld in the 2013 film "American Hustle" (4)
      17. "The ___" a British TV talent series created by Simon Cowell in 2004 (1,6)
      18. Angels, usually portrayed as winged children (7)
      20. President of Nauru from August - December 1989, Kenas ___ (4)
      21. "___" was an album released by the band Wax on Radio in 2006 (10)
      23. The world chess champion 1960-61, Mikhail ___ (3)
      24. The sculpture "Dona i Ocell" in Barcelona was created by Joan ___ (4)
      25. Punctuation mark indicating the omission of one or more letters (10)
      28. English novelist who penned "The Conqueror" published in 1931 (9,5)

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      1. Final track on "The Quality of Mercy" album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1,6,3,4)
      2. One of five children born at the same time (abbr., British) (4)
      3. In ancient Greece, a covered walkway flanked with a colonnade (4)
      4. Second studio album from Rickie Lee Jones, released in 1981 (7)
      5. The album "Wildflower" was released in 2016 by Australian group The ___ (10)
      6. A 2011 Canadian film starring Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker (10)
      8. Duo who gave us "Cathy's Clown" and "Wake Up Little Susie" (6,8)
      10. The core and most essential part of something (3)
      14. A small desk with drawers and a writing surface (10)
      15. Region in the earth's stratosphere which absorbs ultraviolet radiation (5,5)
      19. Vegetables resembling tiny cabbages 'Brussels ___' (7)
      22. The IATA code for (Yaroslavl) Tunoshna Airport in Russia (3)
      26. A wild Asian goat of southern India and the Himalayas (4)
      27. Variety of agate with coloured layers, used as a gemstone in cameos (4)