Complete Clue List
Across
1. An event that precedes the main event (11)
10. A Jewish religious leader (5)
11. A radio frequency generally greater than 3 megahertz (5,4 or 9)
12. The military leader Simón Bolívar was born here (9)
13. The third studio album released by Dutch rock band Vandenberg (5)
14. Period of immaturity (6)
16. Napoleon was finally defeated here (8)
18. To saturate and make soggy (8)
20. A retail merchant selling foodstuffs (6)
23. Constellation containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel (5)
24. A fielding position in the game of cricket (5,4)
26. People resident in England's capital city (9)
27. Singer of the theme song of the James Bond film 'Skyfall' (5)
28. British Prime Minister 1955-57 (7,4)
Down
2. Partner of 'superhero' Batman (5)
3. Birthplace of the German composer Richard Wagner (7)
4. Firearm used by infantry soldiers before the invention of the rifle (6)
5. Relating to the newly born (8)
6. 'The ___' a 1960 film starring Tony Curtis and Debbie Reynolds (3,4)
7. Dystopian fiction novel written by Aldous Huxley (5,3,5)
8. A General Motors luxury car (8)
9. A person who compiles dictionaries (13)
15. A source of nourishment (8)
17. Preceded by thirty-nine others in a series (8)
19. The former capital of Burma (7)
21. Needless time-consuming bureaucracy (3,4)
22. Winner of ladies singles title at Wimbledon in both 1957 and 1958, Althea ___ (6)
25. Surname of composer of the musicals Brigadoon and My Fair Lady (5)