Complete Clue List
Across
1. Bird that drills holes in tree trunks in search of insects (10)
6. Musical instrument and Guinness logo (4)
10. An angler's fishing basket (5)
11. Spiders and scorpions (9)
12. A loser in a competition (4-3)
13. Title of the Beatles' twelfth and final studio album (3,2,2)
14. Academy Award winner for Best Actress in Howards End (4,8)
18. English author of the anti-war novel 'The Quiet American' (6,6)
21. Tutor or instructor (7)
23. The most densely populated of Canada's three prairie provinces (7)
24. Hindu teacher of religious and mystical knowledge (9)
25. A German submarine used in the World Wars (1-4)
26. City in Nevada renowned for its casinos (4)
27. A heptagon is this (5,5)
Down
1. A person following pagan nature worship and witchcraft (6)
2. The third largest city in Ukraine (6)
3. British male pioneers of the colonization of North America (7,7)
4. Hit single of Sam Cooke in 1960 (5,4)
5. An internet computer message (1-4 or 5)
7. A critical appraisal (4,4)
8. Small gates usually at the rear of forts or castles (plural) (8)
9. Style of music developed by African Americans during the 1940s (6,3,5)
15. A common dark red or grey rock from which iron is obtained (British spelling) (9)
16. A miniature hourglass that runs for a few minutes and is used in the kitchen (3,5)
17. A long distance running race (8)
19. American Revolution general who defected to the British side, Benedict ___ (6)
20. 2008 action film starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie (6)
22. Laurie Lee's book 'Cider with ___' (5)