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General knowledge again this week. If you would like to work on the interactive version of the crossword, click on this link. It will take you to the Crossword Compiler page.

Across

1 The time when oysters are in season (from the spelling of the months from September to April) (1,6)

5 Brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus (5)

8 In the USA, a rotating conveyor for luggage at an airport (9)

9 A month in short (3)

10 The lapwing (5)

12 A title borne by the daughters of the kings of Spain and Portugal except the eldest (7)

13 A 130-mile long archipelago to the northwest of Scotland (5,8)

15 The modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens (7)

17 Of a district in Northern Mumbai – related to a magic square invented there (5)

19 Scots form of two (3)

20 A native or inhabitant of Japan (9)

22 A daughter of one’s brother or sister (5)

23 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865) (7)

Down

1 Summarize briefly (5)

2 Implement used to propel or steer a boat (3)

3 Designation of a relatively simple hotel (3-4)

4 The private chapel of the popes in Rome (7,6)

5 The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth (5)

6 In classical mythology the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals (9)

7 Inhabitant of a northern region of France (7)

11 A political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 (9)

13 The medieval dialects of Langue d’oc (southern France) (7)

14 The capital and largest city of Myanmar located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta (7)

16 The present occasion (5)

18 United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942) (5)

21 A member of a West African people living in the tropical forest region of southern Nigeria (3)

Here is last week’s solution. The hidden word was PAR.

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