Complete Clue List
Across
1. Nelson's Column can be visited here in central London (9,6)
9. Those who are skeptical about the existence of God (9)
10. Richard Nixon's vice President, Spiro ___ (5)
11. Chris ___ was manager of Bradford City AFC from November 1995 until January 1998 (6)
12. "___ Motive" a 2015 Chinese thriller starring Gordon Lam and Qin Lan (8)
13. To risk money or belongings for possible gain (6)
15. Showing disdain and ignoring somebody (8)
17. An album released by Juliana Hatfield in 1998 (3)
18. The play "Hérode et Mariamne" was penned by this French philosopher (8)
19. A complete and utter failure (6)
20. A small northern hemisphere bird, belonging to the family Sittidae (8)
22. Capital city of of the Republic of China, (Taiwan) (6)
25. Bichon Frise dog cast in 1991 as 'Precious' in "The Silence of the Lambs" (5)
26. Ice cream or candy on the ends of small sticks (9)
27. Film released in 1985 featuring Mickey Rourke as Captain Stanley White (4,2,3,6)
Down
1. In Canada an annual holiday observed on the second Monday in October (12,3)
2. "Per ___" derives from Latin, meaning by the year or annually (5)
3. The world's smallest continent (9)
4. In Greek mythology the goddess of the earth (4)
5. ___ Russell starred as Ruth Sherwood in the 1942 film "My Sister Eileen" (8)
6. Tremble with fear (5)
7. Fixed sums of money payable on an annual basis (9)
8. He starred as Captain Bart Manson in the 1944 war film "Tampico" (6,1,8)
14. Collections of firearms and uniforms of historical value (9)
15. A diocese headed by a bishop or archbishop (3)
16. A high ranking officer in the British Army (9)
17. An ornamental band usually worn around the wrist (8)
21. "The ___" a 2004 film starring Dennis Quaid as Sam Houston (5)
23. "Songs from the Black Hole" was an album released in 2015 by this heavy metal band (5)
24. A ballet movement with back erect and the knees bent (4)