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Simply General Knowledge! (82) Crossword Puzzle

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Music, Film, History, Literature, Geography, Sport and so much more. But definitely no abbreviations nor acronyms!
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. A 1978 song by 'The Police' or 1987 movie starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah (7)
      9. International organisation that provides relief for victims of war (3,5)
      10. The Teatro Massimo opera house can be found in this Sicilian city (7)
      11. Romeo is infatuated with this girl before meeting Juliet (8)
      12. Birthplace of both Franz Schubert and Johann Strauss (6)
      13. "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" is this singer's signature song (4,6)
      15. Field Marshal Douglas ___ British commander during The Battle of the Somme (4)
      16. Mistakes, perhaps resulting from neglect (plural) (9)
      21. Akershus Fortress was built in the 13th century to protect this city (4)
      22. American singer remembered for "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (6,4)
      24. In Greek mythology, the messenger of the gods (6)
      25. Military bugle call at sunrise (8)
      27. "___ World" studio album released by guitarist Brian May in 1998 (7)
      28. An informal name for the flag of the United States (3,5)
      29. A 1962 instrumental No.1 record in both the UK and USA for the "Tornados" (7)

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      2. Small egg-shaped wind instruments (plural) (8)
      3. He was thrown into a furnace by Nebuchadnezzar together with Shadrach & Meshach (8)
      4. In Greek mythology this beast was strangled by Hercules as his first labour (6,4)
      5. Roman Emperor accused of causing the "Great Fire of Rome" (4)
      6. A series of eight notes in a musical scale (6)
      7. A punk hairstyle where the head is shaved at the sides (7)
      8. A slender spear, chiefly used by Bantu-speaking people in Africa (7)
      11. Restore something to a former condition (9)
      14. Prehistoric standing stones on Salisbury Plain possibly used for religious rituals (10)
      17. South American Footballer of the Year in 1983 (8)
      18. Plant substance used as an emollient in skin creams (4,4)
      19. Roy ___, winner of Wimbledon Men's singles title in both 1964 and 1965 (7)
      20. An exaggerated, and perhaps foolish, display of courage (7)
      23. A pointed spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water (6)
      26. A stringed instrument originally used in ancient Greece (4)