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Simply General Knowledge! (181) Crossword Puzzle

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General knowledge clues from a wide range of topics. Once again for those who like a challenge, not for those seeking a quick fix! Good luck!
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      Across
      1. (and 4 across) The first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (5,9)
      4. See 1 across (9)
      9. "The Prince and the Pauper" was penned by this novelist (4,5)
      10. Of monies due or unpaid (5)
      11. A studio album by rock band Pearl Jam released in 2002 (4,3)
      12. Denoting an object having sharp corners (7)
      13. People who continually move from place to place (6)
      15. Britain's Greg Rutherford won this event at the 2012 Olympic Games (4,4)
      18. A 1998 American movie starring Thomas Jane and Aaron Eckhart (8)
      20. The art of growing ornamental dwarfed trees (6)
      23. A 1982 Bollywood film by the noted director Raj Kapoor (4,3)
      24. The official language of Ethiopia (7)
      26. Related to or containing gold (adjective) (5)
      27. An official document or proclamation issued by the Pope (5,4)
      28. (and 29 across) A 1939 movie starring Joel McCrea as Barry Corvall (9,5)
      29. See 28 across (5)

      Down

      1. (and 23 down) Artist who painted "Washington before Yorktown" in 1824 (9,5)
      2. Greta ___ cast in the lead role in the 1931 film "Mata Hari" (5)
      3. Oakham is the county town of this small English county (7)
      4. Raphael Selbourne novel awarded the "2009 Costa First Novel Award" (6)
      5. The director of the 2002 film "Sweet Sixteen" was born here in 1936 (8)
      6. 2007 album from American metal group A Life Once Lost (4,3)
      7. Test drives in a vehicle to assess performance (5,4)
      8. Franz Nolken painted this German composer in 1913, titled "Max ___ at Work" (5)
      14. Agatha Christie's play "The ___" opened in London's West End in 1952 (9)
      16. Roger ___ jockey who rode Psidium to victory in the 1961 Epsom Derby (9)
      17. The 2005 novel "Tokyo Cancelled" was penned by Rana ___ (8)
      19. A 1951 film starring Humphrey Bogart as Harry Smith (7)
      21. Polonius's daughter in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" (7)
      22. A small amount of a substance used for scientific tests (6)
      23. See 1 down (5)
      25. An established line of travel (5)