Complete Clue List
Across
1. A waterway in northern Scotland linking the North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean (10,5)
9. The capital and largest city of Somalia (9)
10. I,V,X,L,C,D and M are the basic ___ numerals (5)
11. Ruth ___ was cast as Constance Lanyon in the 1920 film "The White Dove" (6)
12. A 1968 novel by Charles Portis which spawned a 1969 film starring John Wayne (4,4)
13. A studio album released in 1987 by the British pop group Eurythmics (6)
15. A market town in Warwickshire, England, the birth place of Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) (8)
18. A 2004 BBC TV crime drama starring Stephen Tompkinson as Don Hale, "___ of Murder" (2,6)
19. A 2021 American horror film starring Chris Rock as Detective Zeke Banks (6)
21. Malvern and Brueton Park is a nature reserve located here in the West Midlands of England (8)
23. A 1996 American movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger as US Marshal John Kruger (6)
26. To become liable or subject to as a result of one's actions, (an anagram of runic) (5)
27. A 1945 American comedy film in which Susanna Foster portrayed Penny Parker "___ with You" (4,5)
28. A studio album by American rock band the Eagles, released in 1976 (5,10)
Down
1. Moroni is the largest city of this archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean (7)
2. A city of northern Utah where the Utah State University was founded in 1888 (5)
3. A polygon with 12 angles and 12 sides (9)
4. Scottish loch where it's said that a monster may be seen (4)
5. In astrology the 11th sign of the zodiac, also known as the Water Carrier (8)
6. In Greek Mythology the goddess who turned Odysseus's men temporarily into swine (5)
7. The number that appears above the line in a common fraction (9)
8. Boughner's Corner was once the name of this small town in Norfolk County, Ontario (7)
14. The abbreviation viz is short for ___ (9)
16. An artificial language based mainly on words common to European languages (9)
17. The capital of Malta, located on the north eastern coast of the island (8)
18. The county town of Suffolk, England, whose football team is nicknamed "The Tractor Boys" (7)
20. The 1971 album "Coal Miner's Daughter" was recorded by country music singer ___ Lynn (7)
22. The site of Israel's national cemetery, Mount ___ (5)
24. American astronomer and scientist awarded the Oersted Medal in 1990, Carl ___ (5)
25. The second largest of the Hawaiian Islands (4)