Complete Clue List
Across
1. Often called silk cotton, light, fluffy, plant-based fibres from the Ceiba pentandra tree
4. Common name for the company formed by Eastman & Strong to, originally, make a film roll camera
7. 1968 prog-rock hit for Iron Butterfly; "___-Gadda-Da-Vida (Two words 2,1)
8. Spanish friend
9. 1981 swashbuckling comedy with George Hamilton in two roles; "___, the Gay Blade"
10. Australian singer/songwriter, had a 2014 hit with the song "Chandelier"
11. Russian city, played host to a major WWII battle on the Eastern Front between the USSR & Germany
14. Final state president of South Africa (1989-1994); Frederik Willem de ___
17. Rap of a hit for Tony Orlando and Dawn in 1970; "___ Three Times"
20. Australian filmmaker, produced the films "Black Boys" (2020) & "Queen Mimi" (2015); Elliot V. ___
23. US journalist, noted for her work in war zones, became anchor of "Today" in 2012; ___ Curry
24. American auto racing family prominent in NASCAR, headed by patriarch & NASCAR pioneer Lee
25. Relating to the country formerly known as Persia
26. Second & breakout solo studio LP for Steve Winwood; "___ of a Diver" (1980)
27. Large Medieval castle in Jordan, was called "Crac des Moabites" by the Crusaders
28. Kremling foe, rides a Skull Cart, in "Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest" (1995)
Down
1. Natural skill or band that recorded "My Sharona" (1979); The ___
2. Ecclesiastical - the head of a monastery
3. A small booth that offers goods or services for sale
4. Kipchak branch of the Turkic language family
5. Memorial or funeral song
6. Danish painter, from 1706 was the court painter of Frederick IV; Hendrick ___
12. A tall decorated vase
13. A bag inside a plant or animal that usually contains a fluid
15. Russian author of "War and Peace" (1869); ___ Tolstoy
16. Aromatic shrub or to feel bitter regret or, the French word for street
17. One-hundredth of a ruble in Russia
18. Carnivorous mammal nickname given to Eric Stratton in the film "Animal House" (1978)
19. With a name from an Inuktitut word, this small watercraft is sometimes called a canoe
20. Gritty hospital drama directed by Steven Soderbergh, stars Clive Owen; "The ___" (2014-15)
21. A head ornament adorned with jewels
22. Role played by Werner Klemperer in "Hogan's Heroes" (1965-71); Col. Wilhelm ___