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Simply General Knowledge! (315) Crossword Puzzle

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      1. Jon Anderson, winner of the 1973 Boston Marathon, was born here in Oregon in 1949 (6)
      4. A large double-edged broadsword, once used by Scottish Highlanders (8)
      10. British Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the St. Leger Stakes in 1780 (5)
      11. Track 5 on Philip Bailey's 1984 album "Chinese Wall", a duet with Phil Collins (4,5)
      12. Indian singer of "Why This Kolaveri Di", one of the most streamed songs of all-time (7)
      13. "The Riddles of ___", a teenage fantasy novel by Christine Morton-Shaw, published in 2005 (7)
      14. English professional football club, who have played home games at Gresty Road since 1906 (5,9)
      17. Alderney, Sark and Herm are three of the smaller locations within this archipelago (7,7)
      21. The 1974 album "A Wilder Alias" was recorded by American jazz vocalists Jackie Cain and ___ (3,4)
      23. Charles ___ was cast as Richard Tull, in the 1925 Western "Riders of the Purple Sage" (2,5)
      24. English celebrity chef Marcus Wareing was born in this seaside town in 1970 (9)
      25. In 1975, Dianne de ___ became the Ladies World Figure Skating Champion (5)
      26. Something which is no longer required, as something better has been invented (8)
      27. In 2000, Dominique Swain starred as Jocelyn Bennett, in the comedy film "The ___" (6)

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      1. A daughter of Apollo, and also the wife of Orpheus in Greek Mythology (8)
      2. American writer Robert Silverberg's 1984 historical novel, "___ the King" (9)
      3. Bjork's song "Future Forever": Imagine a future and be in it, Feel this incredible ___ (7)
      5. A one act theatre comedy by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, first performed in 1779 (3,4,7)
      6. Boris ___, first President of the Russian Federation from 1991-1999 (7)
      7. Governor of the State of Arkansas 1955-1967, ___ Faubus (5)
      8. Birthplace of the actor cast as as Tonetti, in "The Gay Divorcee" in 1934 (2,4)
      9. He starred as Mr. Emerson, in the 1985 British romantic film "A Room with a View" (7,7)
      15. The Magna Carta was signed here by King John in 1215 (9)
      16. Allway Gardens is a large private housing estate, located here in Hong Kong (5,3)
      18. An Arctic whale, with a long spirally twisted tusk (7)
      19. Stephanie ___ was Gabrielle Watson, in the 2004 science fiction film "Anonymous Rex" (7)
      20. California Christian College is located in this city (6)
      22. An album by Australian singer-songwriter Nathaniel Willemse, released in 2015 (5)