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Simply General Knowledge! (455) Crossword Puzzle

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Another batch of general knowledge clues have been rounded up for a crossword in this series. Have fun and Good Luck!
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. American author of children's literature, awarded the 2008 Newbery Medal (5,3,7)
      9. A novel by American author Francine Prose, published in the year 2000 (4,5)
      10. A male honeybee whose sole function is to mate with the queen (5)
      11. Representing Canada, Nam ___ was the men's World Junior Figure Skating Champion in 2014 (6)
      12. A plateau in central Spain, associated with Miguel de Cervantes's "Don Quixote" (2,6)
      13. The capital and largest city of the Bahamas (6)
      15. Ron Turcotte, jockey on Secretariat, winner of the US Triple Crown in 1973, was born here (8)
      18. Character portrayed by Christian Cooke in the 2013 romantic drama "Romeo & Juliet" (8)
      19. The British metal band Monuments released this studio album in 2012 (6)
      21. Published in 1923, a comic novel by Aldous Huxley (5,3)
      23. In the 1997 American science fiction film "DNA", Susan ___ was cast as Nurse (6)
      26. Canadian reggae band whose second album "Primary Colours" was released in 2016 (5!)
      27. American country rock singer Brantley Gilbert released the album "Fire & ___" in 2019 (9)
      28. British politician, who first became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1924 (6,9)

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      1. Kadisha Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in this country in Western Asia (7)
      2. The large sandstone formation in Australia also known as Ayers Rock (5)
      3. The goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology (9)
      4. "The Yin and the Yang of ___", a 1970 British thriller with Jeff Bridges as Nero Finnegan (2,2)
      5. Salts Mill built by Sir Titus Salt in 1853, is located in this village in West Yorkshire (8)
      6. In Greek Mythology the nine headed monster that was slain by Hercules (5)
      7. The highest decoration for bravery awarded to German armed forces in wartime (4,5)
      8. The westernmost province of the Netherlands, where the city Middelburg is located (7)
      14. A 1994 studio album by rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters (9)
      16. British National Hunt racehorse, winner of the Aintree Grand National in both 1897 and 1899 (9)
      17. A studio album from the Beach Boys, released in 1978 (1,1,1,5)
      18. A mountainous republic in south-eastern Asia, formerly known as Burma (7)
      20. In 1999, "Actions and Indications" was the final album by this American rock band (7)
      22. Abbie Sweetwine, American nurse described as 'The Angel of Platform 6' was born here in 1921 (5)
      24. Hungarian fencer, winner of the women's foil at the 1948 Olympics, ___ Elek-Schacherer (5)
      25. British Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Epsom Oaks in 1823 (4)