TAG Teaser 181 - By George!

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  1. 1. George ____, legendary Northern Irish footballer who played for Manchester United from 1963 until 1974 (4)
  2. 4. George _______, legendary heavyweight boxer and grill-maker who was famously defeated by Muhammad Ali in the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" (7)
  3. 5. George ______ - hugely influential American comedian who passed on in 2008, and who reached an international audience playing "Rufus" in the "Bill and Ted" movies (6)
  4. 6. David _____-George, Prime Minister of the UK from 1916 to 1922 (5)
  5. 8. George _______, Australian actor and model who became the second cinematic James Bond - for one film only - in 1969 (7)
  6. 11. George _______ - the late and undeniably great singer who, after being part of Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley, became an immensely successful solo artist, with hits like "Careless Whisper", "Faith" and "Jesus to a Child" (7)
  7. 12. George ______ - legendary English writer whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair, and who penned such salutary classics as "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty Four" (6)
  8. 14. George III was ____ of Britain and Ireland (and later the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) for 60 years from 1760 until 1820 (4)
  9. 16. George ________ - the "quiet" Beatle who became a successful solo artist and member of the Travelling Wilburys following the Fab Four's breakup in 1970 (8)
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  1. 2. George ____, deep-voiced singer of the hit songs "Paradise" and "Shotgun" (4)
  2. 3. George _____ - "OH MY!" this legendary Japanese-American actor is most famous for starring as Sulu in the original "Star Trek" series (5)
  3. 5. George _______, Hollywood heartthrob and star of "Ocean's Eleven", "Batman and Robin" and "Gravity" (7)
  4. 6. George _____, the inventor of "Star Wars", who famously sold the rights to that franchise to Disney in 2012 for over $4 billion (5)
  5. 7. ___ George, born George O'Dowd, legendary Culture Club singer (3)
  6. 9. George ____ - father and son presidents of the US of A! (4)
  7. 10. George _____, the only George in this crossword who was female! Her real name was Mary Ann Evans and she wrote the famous novels "Middlemarch" in 1872 and "Daniel Deronda" in 1876 (5)
  8. 13. George __________ - he couldn't tell a lie, apparently! But we're not lying when we tell you he was the first ever president of the United States, serving from 1789 until 1797 (10)
  9. 15. George ___, Peppa's little brother! (3)