Complete Clue List
Across
1. A 1973 American film, starring Lee Marvin as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman (3,6,6)
9. Only echidnas and platypuses are included in this group (9)
10. Leo ___, Japanese physicist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics (5)
11. Modern country in the Middle East, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean (6)
12. Scottish rock band Big Country released this live album in 1996 (8)
13. The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld (6)
15. A contestant that you are matched against (8)
17. Deakin Stadium is the home ground of Australian soccer club ___ Croatia FC (8)
18. German Formula One racing driver, World Champion in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, Sebastian ___ (6)
20. Omnivorous nocturnal mammals native to North and Central America (8)
21. In Hinduism a secluded residence of a religious community and its guru (6)
24. The 1898 novel "___: Land of Wise Men and Fair Women" was written by Alexander Craig (5)
25. The county seat of Towns County, Georgia, USA (9)
26. The right to express an opinion, as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution (7,2,6)
Down
1. A port city in Mexico, the birth place of American novelist James Carlos Blake (7)
2. Swiss billionaire businessman, the founder of BZ Bank in 1985, Martin ___ (5)
3. The fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (9,6)
4. Sylvere ___, Belgian cyclist, winner of the Tour de France in 1936 and 1939 (4)
5. Pierce Brosnan was cast as Hammond, in this 2015 American thriller (2,6)
6. A large marsh-ridden region of southeast Georgia and northeast Florida, with peat bogs (10,5)
7. The passing of a law by a legislative body (9)
8. A 1993 studio album by American rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers (7)
14. A novel by British author Penelope Fitzgerald, published in 1986 (9)
16. The mother of actress and singer Jane Birkin was born here in 1916 (8)
17. Ivor Novello was born in this capital city in 1893 (7)
19. Official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, ___ Palace (7)
22. A 2018 Irish drama film in which Sarah Greene was given the title role (5)
23. 50% (4)