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Simply People! (17) Crossword Puzzle

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A crossword full of people from all walks of life, some living, others no longer with us. There are even some from fiction.
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      1. John ___ an 18th century English pirate known as Calico Jack (7)
      5. Son of David and King of Israel from 970-930 BC, noted for his wisdom (7)
      9. American film actress, cast as Joan Lawson in the 1937 drama "Love Takes Flight" (8,7)
      10. John ___ English colonist in America, who married Pocahontas in 1614 (5)
      11. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Georgina Leonidas was cast as ___ (5,4)
      12. Canadian sculptor, recipient of the Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 (5,4)
      14. Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick 1896-1902, ___ Reid McClelan (5)
      15. Eduard Rudolph ___, German author of "Du und die Elektrizitat", published in 1940 (5)
      16. American automobile executive who married Eleanor Lowthian Clay in 1916 (5,4)
      18. Director of the 1998 British film "Resurrection Man" (4,5)
      21. American author Serena ___ was awarded the Ruth Benedict Prize in 1990 (5)
      22. Jamaican-born British athlete, winner of the 100m Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games (7,8)
      23. In 2005, became the first female sheriff of King County, Washington (3,4)
      24. Tony ___ starred as Matthew Cobbett in the 2008 BBC TV series "Coming of Age" (7)

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      1. Given name of songstress whose studio album "Killing Me Softly" was released in 1973 (7)
      2. The eldest of three sisters, her novel "Jane Eyre" was published in 1847 (9,6)
      3. In the 2009 film "The Messenger", Woody ___ starred as Captain Tony Stone (9)
      4. Carl ___ was a co-founder of the media company Streamline Pictures in 1988 (5)
      5. In the American TV-series "All in the Family" Sally ___ starred as Gloria Stivic (9)
      6. Second President of the Federal Republic of Germany, from 1959 to 1969, Heinrich ___ (5)
      7. Queen of France and wife of Louis XVI, executed during the French Revolution (5,10)
      8. The opera "Der Trompeter von Säkkingen" was composed by Viktor ___ in 1884 (7)
      13. Sue ___, children's author whose collection of poems titled "Sara's City" was published in 1995 (9)
      14. Canadian film director of the 1977 drama "Who Has Seen the Wind" (5,4)
      15. In mythology he became the founder of Rome, with his twin brother Remus (7)
      17. Indian singer whose album "The Return of Daddy Mix" was released in 2003 (1,1,5)
      19. Nelson ___, Portuguese athlete winner of the Men's Triple Jump at the 2008 Summer Olympics (5)
      20. Andre-Michel ___, classical pianist winner of the 1981 Van Cliburn International Competition (5)