Complete Clue List
Across
1. The ceremony during which a priest is accepted into the Christian Church (4,6)
6. Second hand perhaps (4)
10. Andrea ___ credited with making the first violin in the 16th century (5)
11. US track and field athlete Lori "Lolo" Jones was born in this city (3,6)
12. Final album released by 'The Velvet Underground' in 1973 (7)
13. Country which gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 (7)
14. An area or point that is especially vulnerable (8,4)
18. US actor who starred as Paul Gauguin in the 1956 film 'Lust for Life' (7,5)
21. The metal tracks on which trains operate (British term) (7)
22. A person working in the service of another (7)
23. An American saddle horse (9)
25. City which hosted 'Games of the XXIV Olympiad' (5)
26. In the Bible, the eldest son of Isaac (4)
27. 1998 movie starring Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton (10)
Down
1. Patty ___, American newspaper heiress and kidnap victim (6)
2. A group of teams usually in sporting competition (6)
3. The Lord Protector of England 1653-58 (6,8)
4. US actor Dennis Hopper was born here (5,4)
5. 'Cider with ___', 1959 novel written by Laurie Lee (5)
7. Miscellaneous items of little value (8)
8. British prime minister who wrote the novel 'Coningsby' published in 1844 (8)
9. Daniel Defoe's shipwrecked sailor (8,6)
15. State housing the 'Atchafalaya Basin' the largest wetland in the United States (9)
16. The relationship between husband and wife (8)
17. Abebe Bikila won the Olympic marathon for this country in 1960 whilst running barefoot (8)
19. 2008 American comedy film starring Cuba Gooding, Jr (6)
20. General secretary of the Communist party of Russia from 1922-1953 (6)
24. An implement used to propel a boat (3)