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A General Knowledge Crossword again this week. Click on this LINK  that will take you to the Crossword Compiler website, if you prefer to work on the interactive version.

Across

1  Footwear usually with wooden soles (6)

4  The collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism (6)

9  Vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one (7)

10  The layout and furnishings of a livable interior (5)

11  Adjust again after an initial failure (5)

12  Of or pertaining to or characteristic of an English university city or its inhabitants (7)

13  Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds (8,3)

18  A landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika (7)

20  Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created prizes (1833-1896) (5)

22  Sit, as on a branch (5)

23  A powered conveyance that carries winter sports participants up a hill (3,4)

24  Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position (6)

25  An administrative unit of government (6)

Down

 1  God of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus (6)

 2  White South Africans who speak Afrikaans as their first language, esp. those descended from Dutch settlers (5)

 3  A ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps (3-4)

 5  A recording of acoustic signals (5)

 6  Any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks (7)

 7  All the way through (6)

 8  A city in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob river; largest city in Siberia (11)

14  (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone (7)

15  A city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s (7)

16  The king of the fairies, and husband of Titania or Queen Mab (6)

17  In an unqualified manner (6)

19  A region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean (5)

21  A child: son or daughter (5)

Here is last week’s solution:

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