Complete Clue List
Across
1. American singer who in 1963, rose to fame '24 hours' from this city in Oklahoma (4,6)
6. The first entry on Mohs scale of mineral hardness (4)
9. The molded frame around a doorway or window (10)
10. Uriah ___ was 'Ever so 'umble' in the Charles Dickens novel "David Copperfield" (4)
12. The 1999 studio album "Affirmation" was the final album from this Australian duo (6,6)
15. An inn or hostel for pilgrims in Turkey (6)
16. In Greek mythology, a maiden who agreed to marry any man who could beat her in a foot race (8)
18. American indie rock band whose album "Before the World Was Big" was released in 2015 (8)
19. A nocturnal lemur native to the rain forests of Madagascar (3-3)
21. The Christian sacrament which is the natural successor to Baptism (12)
24. A solemn promise, especially in a court of law (4)
25. Her novel "So Big" was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1925 (4,6)
26. "___ and Lovers" was a novel by D H Lawrence, published in 1913 (4)
27. The fourth album from electronic musician Eloy Fritsch, released in 2000 (10)
Down
1. The largest island in Micronesia, ceded to the US by Spain in 1898 (4)
2. Henry Cavendish the British chemist and physicist, was born here in 1731 (4)
3. Both the actor Richard Gere and basketball player Wilt Chamberlain were born here (12)
4. A pattern of colorful squares, typically on kilts worn in Scotland (6)
5. Released in 2005, the last film directed by Eduardo Mignogna (2,6)
7. A native or inhabitant of Scotland's 'Granite City' (10)
8. Amalienborg Palace, the home of the Danish royal family, is located here in Denmark (10)
11. Cast as hotel manager Basil, John Cleese starred in this 1970's BBC TV sitcom (6,6)
13. Harry Potter boarded the Hogwarts Express on platform 9¾ at this station (5,5)
14. Halliwell Jones Stadium is the home of this English rugby league team (10)
17. Rhona Mitra starred as Major Eden Sinclair in this 2008 science fiction film (8)
20. A colorless flammable gas used as fuel, a member of the alkane series (6)
22. Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, with the song "Waterloo" (4)
23. Alencon is the chief town of this French department (4)