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General Knowledge Crossword No 78 is by guest compiler Artix. Should you wish to work on the interactive version, click on this LINK that will take you to the Crossword Compiler website.

Across

9/34 Anti-slavery text delivered by Abraham Lincoln on New Year’s Day 1863 (12,12)

10  Israel’s largest airline and flag carrier (2,2)

11  Mythical monster able to survive in fire (10)

12  Lady Penelope’s butler and chauffeur (6)

13/15  US lyricist nominated for 8 Oscars, including for “The Ballad of Cat Ballou” (4,5)

16  Leader of ZANU-PF (6)

17  One of the A’s from the pop group ABBA (7)

20  Paul de Musset’s published riposte to… (3,2,4)

22  …George Sand’s 1859 novel about her affair with his brother, Alfred (4,2,3)

23  Particularly small fish of the family Cyprinidae (7)

25/14  Spanish golfer known as “The Mechanic” (6,5,7)

26  Klingon general and avid fan of Shakespeare (5)

28  The last of the imperial dynasties of China (4)

29  Multicoloured blanket-like shawl worn by Mexican men (6)

31  Football club who won the European Cup in 1982 (5,5)

33  Sporty Spice (3,1)

34  See 9

Down

   1  The worldwide community of the Arabic faithful (4)

   2  To rid a PC of unwanted viruses (6)

   3  “The New Adam”, founder of a 15th century naturist sect (6)

   4  Of a disease, having symptoms that develop slowly (7)

   5  Any sweet-and-sour sauce in French cuisine (5-4)

   6  Ornamental swell beneath the cups of a menorah (4)

   7  English novelist, author of “Loving” and “Nothing” (5,5)

   8  Black US writer who published a letter to his nephew on the centenary of the 9,34 across (5,7)

14  See 25 Across

16  Former President of the Republic of South Africa (5)

18  Technique in music (10)

19  The letter ‘H’ in the NATO phonetic alphabet (5)

21  Nickname of the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus (9)

24  A Baltic folk instrument with up to 46 strings (7)

27  The full set of chromosomes of an individual (6)

28  In Portugal, a vineyard site or estate (6)

30  Another name for a World or World’s Fair (4)

32  Beckham’s former PA and alleged paramour (4)

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