Complete Clue List
Across
1. Swimwear items named after an infamous Pacific Ocean atoll (Both of which are hardly there)
5. Largest city in California: Los ____
9. Ms Tia ____, American actress, is almost half a West African country
10. Infamous phrase: "We ____" opening phrase of the Preamble to the US Constitution (3,6)
11. Ninth novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels: "____ Innocent" (1,2,3)
12. De facto state on Black Sea's eastern coast, declared independence from Georgia in 1999
14. African nation, north of Senegal, south of Morocco
15. Heavily armed US police team, known by its initials popularised by TV program of the same name
17. West African country wedged in between Ghana and Nigeria
18. Land-locked Central Asian country (yes, there are a few but this one is the biggest)
22. Belize capital
24. Highest mountain in Europe, located in Russia
26. Orange-coloured fruit named after a Moroccan seaport
27. Jordan's only coastal city, located on a gulf with the same name
28. A place where young children or young trees/plants are raised
29. A textile worker in the 19th century in Britain who opposed the Industrial Revolution
Down
1. Country seceded from the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1830
2. Taiwan's most important port, third biggest and southern city
3. Kenyan capital
4. Indonesian dish of seasoned, skewered, and grilled meat (original spelling)
5. Caucasus country (known as a Formula 1 race host country)
6. Johann Wolfgang von ____ (1749 - 1832), German writer and playwright
7. Bolivian capital (is rather peaceful) (2,3)
8. Third-largest island of New Zealand, south of the South Island, across the Foveaux Strait
13. Capital of Central American country (the one with the famous canal) (6,4)
16. Smaller than a ferry, marine craft used for transport
17. Lhasa resident for example
19. Term used to erroneously describe a country associated with 1D
20. Ilie (born 1946) Romanian former World No. 1 tennis player
21. Dolly Parton's musical nemesis is not to be confused with Illinois' third most populous city
23. Of the moon
25. Clothing that covers the face (is no ski resort town in Colorado USA)