Complete Clue List
Across
1. [I] Where King Zog ruled [II] Its capital is Tirana [III] Balkan republic
5. [I] Alerts [II] Give-aways [III] Telltale signs (All: 3-4)
9. [I] Bizarre [II] Oddball [III] Quirky
10. [I] Chap [II] Fellow [III] Gent (All: informal)
11. [I] Hereditary [II] Like some traits [III] Kind of code
12. [I] Doesn't back away [II] ____ out (tests something) [III] ____ on (deceives) (All: 5,2)
13. [I] Bad spell [II] Rough patch [III] Mild recession
15. [I] Welcome event [II] Real estate showing [III] Uncrashable party (All: 4,5)
17. [I] First Italian course? [II] Ristorante serving [III] Italian appetizer
19. [I] Sleeve ends [II] Places for links [III] Police equipment
21. [I] Jittery [II] Full of butterflies [III] Past tense?
23. [I] Pariah [II] Persona non grata [III] Person of no fixed address
25. [I] Biblical mount [II] Egyptian peninsula [III] Place for two tablets?
26. [I] Skills [II] Talents [III] Superheroes' specialities
27. [I] Flower that shares its name with a sea creature [II] Buttercup relative [III] Clownfish quarter
28. [I] Rough [II] Raggedy [III] Rutted
Down
1. [I] Retaliates [II] Doesn't forgive and forget [III] Squares accounts
2. [I] Breakfast sizzler [II] It can be cured [III] It's sometimes saved
3. [I] Without a break [II] On and on and on [III] 24/7 (All: 7 or 3-4)
4. [I] Dreadful [II] Deplorable [III] Diabolical
5. [I] Implied [II] Unspoken [III] Understood
6. [I] Make known [II] Issue a book or magazine [III] Put into print
7. [I] It's edible [II] Bit of sustenance [III] Grocery item
8. [I] Apparition [II] Greenwich ghost [III] Bond film after "Skyfall" (All: U.K. spelling)
14. [I] It's been said [II] Vocal expression [III] Declaration
16. [I] Financial considerations [II] Crash course? [III] Nobel Prize category
17. [I] Memory lapse [II] Identity crisis? [III] Courtroom alibi, perhaps
18. [I] Condition [II] Stipulation [III] Qualifying clause
19. [I] More spiteful [II] Not so nice [III] More malicious
20. [I] Please [II] Fulfil expectations [III] Hit the spot
22. [I] Sudden outpouring [II] Avalanche [III] Flood
24. [I] Getting on [II] Getting into a grey area? [III] It often introduces new wrinkles