Complete Clue List
Across
1. Arguably the most famous name in the manufacture of pianos (8)
5. In horse racing the measurement of a horse from nose to tail (6)
10. The Queen of England from 1540-1541 (9,6)
11. A thick liquid medicine for the relief of coughs and sore throats (7)
12. The ballerina Margot Fonteyn was born in this Surrey town (7)
13. Ferries to Ireland depart from this Welsh town on Holy Island, Anglesey (8)
15. Torquato ___, 16th century Italian poet (5)
18. ___ Moorehead, played the mother of "Citizen Kane" in the 1941 film (5)
20. 2006 novel for young adults written by Lois Lowry (8)
23. Pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten (2,5)
25. Best selling novel from Daphne du Maurier (7)
26. City that's home to the US Air Force Academy (8,7)
27. To snare or trick into danger (6)
28. Hero noted for his strength in Greek mythology (not the Roman name) (8)
Down
1. The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (6)
2. Singer born Reginald Kenneth Dwight (5,4)
3. The eighth novel in the Romney Marsh series by Monica Edwards (2,5)
4. The first sign of the zodiac (5)
6. A self-centered person (7)
7. African country once known as the Gold Coast (5)
8. A small nocturnal 'Old World' mammal with a spiny coat (8)
9. A large group of islands off the north western coast of Scotland (8)
14. Intellectual people who are possibly bald? (8)
16. Stretch of water linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea (4,5)
17. The French name for the English Channel (2,6)
19. A Spanish drink made with red wine and fruit juices (7)
21. Michael J. Fox was born in this Canadian province (7)
22. The 'Big Basin Prairie Preserve' is situated in this US State (6)
24. A Dutch style of glazed earthenware with blue and white decoration (5)
25. A 1967 film starring Rosalind Russell in the title role (5)