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Simply General Knowledge! (314) Crossword Puzzle

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Another selection of general knowledge clues from across the boards. Enjoy and good luck!
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. Leslie Caron and Michael Wilding starred in this 1955 musical film (3,5,7)
      9. English singer and songwriter, who became chairman of Watford Football Club in 1976 (5,4)
      10. A wading bird with white plumage, similar to the heron (5)
      11. Published in 2010, this historical novel was written by Steven Saylor (6)
      12. Edwin T. ___ served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1920 until 1921 (8)
      13. A mythical creature with a human head and the body of a lion (6)
      15. General term for weapons and ammunition used in warfare (8)
      18. Pepe ___ commander of "Brigade 2506" troops, in the 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba (3,5)
      19. Term for a name given to a place by foreigners, eg Londres for London etc (6)
      21. A studio album from Mariah Carey, released in 1995 (8)
      23. A unit of liquid measurement that is equal to eight pints (6)
      26. Concordia is the county seat of ___ County in Kansas (5)
      27. 007 actor Sean Connery was born in this city in 1930 (9)
      28. Professional baseball right fielder, awarded the World Series MVP Award in 1971 (7,8)

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      1. In Greek Mythology, the legendary hero who slew the Cretan Minotaur (7)
      2. "No More Mr. Nice Girl" is an album by American poet Maggie ___, released in 1994 (5)
      3. British racehorse, ridden by US jockey Steve Cauthen to win the 1985 King Edward VII Stakes (9)
      4. Arthur Owens, a double agent for the Allies during WWII, was known to MI5 by this codename (4)
      5. A dry white wine, produced in the Loire valley in France (8)
      6. Greek model ___ Skliva was crowned Miss World in 1996 (5)
      7. Catalans Dragons rugby league team play their home matches here in France (9)
      8. American lawyer Albert ___ was the 49th Governor of Maryland, 1920-1935 (7)
      14. A studio album by American rock musician Frank Black, released in 2005 (9)
      16. An album from American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released in 1972 (4,5)
      17. City in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in 1914 (8)
      18. A cocktail consisting of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy (7)
      20. Lesley-Anne Down was cast as Linda McClelland, in the 1994 comedy film "___ Strikes Back" (7)
      22. Ursula Andress starred as Honey ___ in the 1962 British spy film "Dr.No" (5)
      24. In the 1961 Italian film "Two Women", an Academy Award was won by Sophia ___ (5)
      25. In 1982, Denis ___ was cast as Count de Tournay, in the TV movie "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (4)