Complete Clue List
Across
1. A mythical city of great wealth in S America, sought by 16th century explorers (2,6)
5. Trainee military students (6)
9. A book teaching the principles of Christian religion (9)
11. "A Town Like ___" a novel by Nevil Shute published in 1950 (5)
12. Given name of actor portraying Tom Leezak in 2007 film "Just Married"(6)
13. "___ MacLean" novelist whose works include "Where Eagles Dare" (8)
15. Nursery rhyme: "___ Puddin' and Pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry" (7,6)
18. Starred as Captain Bill Walker in the 1945 film "The Story of G.I. Joe" (6,7)
20. Singer Michael Bolton was born in this Connecticut City (3,5)
21. The clock tower and bell of the Houses of Parliament in London (3,3)
24. The greatest possible extent of something (5)
25. Scottish town renowned as "the home of golf" (2,7)
26. A small yellow finch that has long been bred as a cage bird (6)
27. A footrace of 26 miles 385 yards (8)
Down
1. Reciprocal giving and receiving (8)
2. A narrow excavation in the earth (5)
3. Small UK colony at the southern tip of Spain, one of the Pillars of Hercules (4,2,9)
4. A raised platform in a lecture hall (4)
6. Novel by E M Forster published in 1924 (1,7,2,5)
7. Engand's "Virgin Queen" (9)
8. A fortified wine from southern Spain (6)
10. A 1992 film starring Denzel Washington in the title role (7,1)
14. Studio album released by Taylor Swift in 2008 (8)
16. A female expert in the sport of rowing (9)
17. Norwegian explorer, the first man to reach the South Pole in 1911 (8)
19. As a body or all together (from French) (2,4)
22. A large deciduous tree with small edible nuts (5)
23. Molten volcanic rock (4)