Complete Clue List
Across
1. (and 4 across) The abbess in charge of a convent (6,8)
4. (See 1 across) (8)
9. A 1950 science fiction novel by Hal Clement (6)
10. British thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1933 Epsom Derby (8)
12. Chess piece occupying the corner squares at the start of a game (4)
13. Soldiers based at the Vatican as the bodyguard of the Pope (5,5)
15. Celebrated on 30th November in Scotland (2,7,3)
18. Female flight attendants (12)
21. A 1999 US horror film starring Erin J. Dean and Riley Smith (6,4)
22. A person born in Frederiksberg or Aalborg (4)
24. The main waste product of most birds, reptiles and insects (4,4)
25. African country surrounded inland by Senegal "The ___" (6)
26. A 1925 silent comedy starring Norma Shearer as Marjorie Newton (6,2)
27. Spike Milligan's character in the 1950's UK radio comedy "The Goon Show" (6)
Down
1. "Paper Money" was the second album by this rock band, released in 1974 (8)
2. Relating to a complete abstinence from alcohol (8)
3. Given birth name of New Zealand singer "Lorde" (4)
5. President of the United States born in 1822 at Point Pleasant, Ohio (7,5)
6. Large wetland area of southern Florida (10)
7. Nicknamed "The City of Majestic Waterfalls" in the Philippines (6)
8. R D ___, author of "A Constructive Survey of Upanishadic Philosophy" (8)
11. A 1980 British film starring Sam Waterston and Jenny Agutter (5,7)
14. Newspaper articles expressing opinions on topical issues (10)
16. Errol Flynn starred as James Brennan in this 1957 film (8)
17. Slender hardwood spears used mainly in southern Africa (8)
19. A 2014 independent film with Didier Flamand as "Jean" (6)
20. A Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina (4,1,1)
23. Mineral listed first on Mohs scale of mineral hardness (4)