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Back to general knowledge this week. Click on this LINK if you prefer to work on the interactive version or print a pdf of the crossword. It will take you to the Crossword Compiler website.

Across

    1  Long flat runners attached to the feet for gliding over snow (4)

    3  United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947) (2,6)

    9  A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (7)

  10  The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa (5)

  11  O Lord – common name of an important prayer of Christian liturgy (5,7)

  13  A young woman noted in fashionable circles for her charisma, beauty and wealth (6, 2 words)

  15  In ancient music, the raising or sharpening of a tone (6)

  17  Light enclosing frameworks with rubber castors or wheels and handles; help invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk (12, 2 words)

  20  French impressionist painter (1840-1926) (5)

  21  The name of four kings of Scotland (7)

  22  From 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animals (8)

  23  French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style that became known as the New Look (1905-1957) (4)

Down

    1  An official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes (8)

    2  Make oneself subject to (5)

    4  Rascals (6)

    5  A line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice (6,6)

    6  A South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic (7)

    7  (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid (4)

    8  A person who assists performers by providing words (12)

  12  British inventor and metallurgist who (1813-1898) (8)

  14  The chief puppet in traditional French puppet shows (7)

  16  A Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov (6)

  18  An ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who live in New Zealand (5)

  19  A Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet (4)

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