General knowledge crossword
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1. Name given to a building erected to house the Great Exhibition of 1851; also a London football club (7,6)
10. Name taken by eight popes, the most recent in the 17th Century (5) 11. World’s third oldest major film studio, founded in California in 1912 (9) 12. The __, 1952 children’s novel about tiny people living in the walls of a house (9) 13. British group which had 1973 hit with Merry Xmas Everybody (5) 14. Mike ___, member of 1960s band The Monkees (7) 16. Township between Wanaka and Cromwell, near Wanaka airport (7) 18. Former Labour MP who was mayor of Christchurch from 2013 to 2022 (7) 20. U.S. actor who appeared in the films On The Waterfront and In The Heat of
the Night (7)
22. Mack & __, musical which opened on Broadway in October 1974 (5)
24. American poet, 1902-1971, known for his humorous verse (5,4)
26. Town on the northern coast of
Egypt, site of two important World War II battles (2,7)
27. Song by Canadian Sarah McLachlan, often played at funerals and memorial services (5)
28. 1988 film about Lindy Chamberlain, titled Evil Angels in Australia and New Zealand (1,3,2,3,4)
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2. Alf ___, Coronation Street character from 1961-1999, owner of a grocery shop (7)
3. Volcanic island in the southern Aegean whose capital is on the edge of a 400m high caldera (9)
4. Light shade of blue, one of the five main colours in heraldry (5)
5. Term formerly used to describe light gym shoes with canvas top and rubber sole (9)
6. City which is home to Britain’s national collection of arms and armour, the Royal Armouries Museum (5)
7. Italian dessert consisting of liqueur-moistened sponge cake layered with ricotta cheese, candied peel and chocolate (7)
8. 1994 comedy film starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels (4,3,6)
9. Enduringly popular rock and roll song released by Fats Domino in 1956 (9,4)
15. Annual celebration, originally to remember the dead, with strong roots in Celtic countries (9)
17. Government permit which allows a foreign national to live and work in the US (5,4)
19. Actor who played Joey Tribbiani in the sitcom Friends (2,5) 21. Stuart ___, British actor (1913-1993) who appeared in
King Solomon’s Mines and The Prisoner of Zenda (7)
23. The __ Cauldron, inn featured in the Harry Potter novels, which is the entranceway to Diagon Alley (5)
25. __ Lee, stage name of NZ singer Diane Marie Jacobs, whose biggest hit was Do The Blue Beat (5)