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Simply General Knowledge! (153) Crossword Puzzle

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Another selection of clues that are simply general knowledge!
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. An ancient woodland in England, said to be the hideout of Robin Hood (8,6)
      9. In Greek Mythology the wife of Perseus (9)
      10. Stage name of original UB40 musician Terence Wilson (5)
      11. A domed beehive constructed of straw (4)
      12. A police vehicle for transporting prisoners (5,5)
      14. The eighth studio album from Santana released in 1977 (8)
      15. Thomas ___, American inventor of the phonograph (6)
      17. Fail to carry out a commitment (6)
      19. The curved upper surface of liquid in a tube (8)
      22. Nicolaus ___, astronomer whose theory of the solar system was published in 1543 (10)
      23. A piece of information that leads to the solution of a problem (4)
      25. The Irish word for a lake (5)
      26. A small freshwater fish, popular in aquariums (9)
      27. "The Black Moth" was the first novel written by this British author (9,5)

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      1. A 1970 horror film starring Christopher Lee and Dennis Waterman (5,2,7)
      2. Going on forever (7)
      3. A golf club, used to hit longer distances (4)
      4. A novel by Arthur Hailey published in 1979 (8)
      5. A complete and embarrassing failure (6)
      6. Spanish football club nicknamed "Los Galácticos" (4,6)
      7. Novels or plays in which ridicule and irony are used in a critical manner (7)
      8. German astronomer who discovered the laws that govern planetary motion (8,6)
      13. A 2004 epic film starring Clive Owen and Keira Knightley (4,6)
      16. Birthplace of former US astronaut Robert Crippen (8)
      18. The Roman counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon (7)
      20. Birthplace of former England footballer Owen Hargreaves (7)
      21. Soft absorbent paper used as a handkerchief (6)
      24. Nigerian town, the headquarters of the Igala Kingdom (4)