General Knowledge

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Across

• Optical tool capable of separating white light into a rainbow (5)
• Historic waterway traditionally deemed the longest on Earth (4)
• South American river carrying the greatest water discharge globally (6)
• Flightless aquatic bird predominantly native to the Southern Hemisphere (7)
• Most abundant element by mass making up planet Earth (4)
• Fourth planet out from the sun, rich in iron oxide (4)
• Hottest planet in our solar system despite not being closest to the sun (5)

Down

• Instrument with eighty-eight keys that strike felt hammers (5)
• Double-helix molecule carrying genetic instructions for life (3)
• Basic building block of all chemical elements (4)
• Largest and deepest ocean basin on the globe (7)
• Himalayan peak recognized as Earth's highest elevation above sea level (7)
• Mediterranean nation regarded as the cradle of Western democracy (6)
• European capital famously associated with seven hills (4)
• Precious yellow metal with the chemical symbol Au (4)

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