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Here is this week’s General Knowledge crossword. If you wish to work on the interactive version, click on this link which will take you to the crossword compiler web page. There is a pdf. that you can print.

Across

1 The first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils (7)

5 Ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC) (5)

8 A street of Westminster in London, home of the Prime Minister (7,6)

9 Mr Lincoln (3)

10 An industrial centre and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; centre of the diamond-cutting industry (9)

12 Coarse cloth with a bright print (6)

13 The 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel (6)

15 A large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century (9)

16 A continuous portion of a circle (3)

18 A large bird of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body (8,5)

20 A town in Surrey. The annual Derby and Oaks horse races are held at its racecourse (5)

21 Ancient Greek city on the west coast of Asia Minor, site of the temple of Diana, one of the Seven Wonders of the World (7)

Down

1 Platforms raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on them (5)

2 Natives or inhabitants of islands in the South Pacific (3,10)

3 One of the rulers in a political system governed by a few people (9)

4 Of or befitting a lord (6)

5 Using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (three letters) (3)

6 Black hornless breed from Scotland (8,5)

7 A Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I) (7)

11 Daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-) (9)

12 An ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat (7)

14 Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC) (6)

17 A board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent’s king (5)

19 A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school (3)

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