Complete Clue List
Across
8. A sudden sharp noise or an informal term for a photograph (4)
9. Wetland area in southern US noted for wildlife (10)
10. English poet who penned 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' (8)
11. Egyptian god of the afterlife (6)
12. The actor Spencer Tracy was born in this city (9)
13. Long-legged wading bird of the heron family (5)
15. Garnet is the birthstone for this month (7)
17. The US state where 9 across can be found (7)
20. A distinctive but pleasant smell (5)
22. The puzzle you are currently solving (9)
25. Loved with a passion (6)
26. The nationality of a person living in Edinburgh or Glasgow? (8)
27. Comic strip character who lives in the village of Nutwood (6,4)
28. Birthstone for the month of October (4)
Down
1. Given name of actress in the title role of the 1998 film 'Gia' (8)
2. Author of the series of novels titled 'Strangers and Brothers' (1,1,4)
3. Colorful central area in Moscow adjacent to the Kremlin (3,6)
4. He drowned in the Hellespont whilst swimming to see his beloved priestess Hero (7)
5. An Inuit house built of snow (5)
6. J D ___ author of 'The Catcher in the Rye' (8)
7. Country formerly known as British Honduras (6)
14. Baggy trousers once worn by male golfers (4,5)
16. A term applied to goods that are expensive and of superior quality (2-6))
18. Starred as Calamity Jane in 1953 film musical (5,3)
19. Elvis ___ simply 'The King' (7)
21. Winner of the English Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977 (3,3)
23. Sherlock Holmes' assistant Doctor ___ (6)
24. Piaf or Cavell (5)