Complete Clue List
Across
1. To overcome or defeat thoroughly in battle OR an Aston Martin model
5. A tiny spot often a discolouration (but bigger than a shorter pair of eyeglasses)
9. Mobile blood transfusion units that rarely seek consent
10. Ms Welch, American actress passed away 2023
12. Not quite a big cat until you come face to face with one in the US
13. Origin of ambergris, a biological ingredient in the perfume industry (5,5)
15. To come between two opposing forces to try to improve the outcome
16. Not capable of performing a particular task
18. Lighting a fire can be a crime
19. Infamous WWII concentration camp in Poland
21. Hobbit creator (1,1,1,7)
23. Surname of one of Henry VIII's wives. (Rumour has it she was better than even scratch golfer)
25. Underside of an architectural construction eg arch, balcony, or overhanging eaves
26. Types of ships named after their power source, popular in the 19th century
27. Officer of the church charged with upkeep of buildings (and nothing to do with gender)
28. Small light, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage for two that turned into a Holden or Cadillac
Down
1. Antonio, 18th-century Italian composer who experienced all four seasons in one concerto
2. Puts someone's name forward for a particular task or office
3. Sounds like a group of castrated males but actually a computer operating system to rival MS & Apple
4. Profession of a group of people who climb chimneys and tall buildings to effect repairs
6. Stage theatre production creator (Also a bit more than an instruction to a group of little kids)
7. Spanish city in North Africa (What!?)
8. First 5 letters indicate a crossword outcome. Add 2 more: liquid containing a dissolved solid
11. US Senator famous for swapping sides (No relation to Garfield's companion & did not star in "Suits")
14. Upmarket sporty Ford model favoured by Clint Eastwood and Starsky and Hutch (4,6)
17. Shared name of queens of England who collectively ruled for 115 years
18. Revises slightly
20. Game or outcome where one person's win was another's loss (4,3)
22. Repeatedly repair
24. Honolulu's island