Complete Clue List
Across
1. A 2006 film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as Cmdr. Samuel Keenan (6,2,7)
9. United States Vice President under Richard Nixon, Spiro ___ (5)
10. Eugène ___, French Romantic painter whose works include "The Massacre at Chios" (9)
11. A small wild horse of the American plains (7)
12. A stringed instrument with a keyboard, such as the harpsichord (7)
13. Heavy slow-moving vehicles used to flatten road surfaces when under construction (12)
17. One of the largest bodies of water in the Lake District in North-West England (7,5)
20. ___ Myles single "Black Velvet" was a massive hit on both sides of 'The Pond' (7)
22. A small powerful vessel designed to pull larger ships (7 or 3-4)
23. Greek philosopher born 384BC who was tutor to Alexander the Great (9)
24. ___ Shaw, American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (5)
25. A 2005 historical film starring Orlando Bloom, Eva Green and Jeremy Irons (7,2,6)
Down
1. Large groups of bees or other insects flying together (6)
2. Italian operatic tenor Enzo de Muro Lomanto was born in ___ di Puglia (6)
3. English association football club based at St James' Park (9,6)
4. Angered at what is perceived to be unfair treatment (9)
5. Severe pains in the stomach and bowels, especially suffered by infants (5)
6. English actor cast as Thomas Fowler in the 1958 film "The Quiet American" (7,8)
7. 1986 album from the American rock group Big Black (8)
8. Naturally occurring form of glucose found in fruit (8)
14. ___ and Yorkshire pudding, a favourite Sunday dinner in England (5,4)
15. American author of the book "Victory Point (Operations Red Wings and Whalers)" (2,6)
16. A person born in Zagreb or Dubrovnik perhaps (8)
18. Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery is situated on the outskirts of this Russian town (6)
19. Scattered untidily over an area (6)
21. Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the San Antonio Stakes in 1986 (5)