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General knowledge again this week. You can work on the interactive version or print a pdf of this crossword by clicking on this LINK which will take you to the Crossword Compiler website.

Across

1 A rounded thickly curled hairdo (4)

3 Easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela (8)

9 Capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound (7)

10 Marvellous according to the young (5)

11 Lines of verse that have six iambic feet (12)

13 Cancel officially (6)

15 To give the characteristics of an urban area (6)

17 Groups of many islands in a large body of water (12)

20 An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices (5)

21 A light raft made of balsa (3,4)

22 Hats made of felt with a creased crown (8)

23 Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe (4)

Down

1 Italian physicist noted for his work on gases, he proposed what has come to be an eponymous law (8)

2    Correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (5)

4 Grants made by a law court (6)

5 The 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay (6,6)

6 The state of being unsure of something (7)

7 An island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged mountain scenery (4)

8 A mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Québec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States (12)

12 Hardy breed of dairy cattle from Scotland (8)

14 Relating to or suggesting swine (7)

16 Uttered through the medium of speech (6)

18 A glimpse in Scotland (5)

19        Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) (4)

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