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Simply General Knowledge! (195) Crossword Puzzle

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Perhaps more tricky than usual, a set of general knowledge clues from a wide range of topics. Good luck!
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War, the son of Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis (8)
      5. Fibrous tissue connecting a muscle to a bone (6)
      9. Danish actor cast as 'Formand' in the 1963 film "Vi har det jo dejligt" (4,4)
      10. Stig Vig was bass player and vocalist with this Swedish band from 1978-2012 (3,3)
      12. Passenger flights throughout the world are available from this busy London airfield (8,7)
      13. "The Cherry Orchard" was the last major work from this Russian playwright (5,7)
      17. A PGA golf tournament held annually in southern Florida, "The ___" (5,7)
      20. Prime Minister of Rhodesia when independence from the United Kingdom was declared in 1965 (3,7,5)
      22. A small scoop-shaped garden tool used during the planting of shrubs (6)
      23. Courteney Cox starred as photographer Sophie Jacobs in this 2004 thriller (8)
      24. The French word for child (6)
      25. Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable (8)

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      1. A 1979 British thriller film, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Dustin Hoffman (6)
      2. Shenzi, Banzai and Ed are three spotted ___ in "The Lion King" (6)
      3. California goldfields is the common name given to the plant "___ californica" (9)
      4. The study of past and present relationships between human cultures and animals (12)
      6. Operating name of the former "Equatorial Congo Airlines" company (5)
      7. Indian child actor cast in the title role "Baal Veer" of a TV series from 2012-16 (3,5)
      8. Term for a number, quantity or measurement less than zero (8)
      11. Percussionist with the band Santana when formed in 1966/67 (6,6)
      14. English composer who wrote the theme music for the soap opera "Coronation Street" (4,5)
      15. Linford ___, British Gold Medal 100 metres winner at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics (8)
      16. Not in a regular or continuous manner (2,3,3)
      18. Nickname of the lead singer of rock band "Carter USM" James Robert Morrison (3,3)
      19. The fourth studio album from rock band The Aquabats, released in 2005 (6!!)
      21. "The ___" was the final track on Led Zeppelin's 1973 album "Houses of the Holy" (5)