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Simply General Knowledge! (226) Crossword Puzzle

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Another assortment of general knowledge clues from a wide range of topics.
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. In Greek mythology, the virgin goddess of the hunt (7)
      5. The national football team of this African country are known as "The Eagles of Carthage," (7)
      9. A novel by Peter Benchley (author of Jaws), published in 1991 (5)
      10. American actor Nicolas Cage was born here in 1964 (4,5)
      11. The 1967 studio album "Happy Together" was recorded by this American rock band (3,7)
      12. Winner of the "Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award" for children's literature in 2013 (4)
      14. In 1961 this singer made the plea "Don't Treat Me Like a Child" (5,7)
      18. The novel "Our Man in Havana" was published in 1958 for this British author (6,6)
      21. Rabindranath Tagore became this continent's first Nobel laureate in 1913 (4)
      22. A 2003 World War II film, starring Bill Paxton and Julia Ormond (10)
      25. An anti-inflammatory drug commonly used to relieve pain and fever (9)
      26. William Golding's first literary work, published in 1934 (5)
      27. ___ Matthews, ex England footballer dubbed "The Wizard of the Dribble" (7)
      28. The Czech composer of the 1866 opera "The Bartered Bride" was Bedrich ___ (7)

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      1. In 1891 Sir John Joseph Caldwell ___ became the third Prime Minister of Canada (6)
      2. The 10th-century Ratass Church is located in this Irish county town (6)
      3. The grandfather of Noah, who is said to have lived for 969 years (10)
      4. Croatian city where the Cathedral of Saint Domnius is located (5)
      5. This US State is home to Vanderbilt University (9)
      6. "His ___" was a 1921 American film, starring Charles "Chic" Sale and Colleen Moore (4)
      7. The album "Winds of Change" by Jefferson ___, was released in 1982 (8)
      8. The point in the orbit of a planet at which it is furthest from the sun (8)
      13. in 1972, Melanie Jones the former Australian cricketer, was born here in England (10)
      15. Track nine on the 1987 album "I Never Said Goodbye" by rock singer Sammy Hagar (6,3)
      16. The 2007 novel "Body of Lies" was written by American author David ___ (8)
      17. Noted for both his cruelty and insanity, he was Roman emperor from AD37-AD41 (8)
      19. Sophia Loren starred in the title role of this 1978 Canadian film (6)
      20. Former name of this country in south western Asia, renamed Iran in 1935 (6)
      23. Laura ___ appeared as Beth Stanley in the 1998 movie "Deep Impact" (5)
      24. Words spoken rather than written (4)