Complete Clue List
Across
2. Shorter female mature salutation
6. Miss Turner, American actress. No it's not Kathleen, a bit earlier perhaps
8. Jacques, former French PM and President
9. Not quite an Abominable Snowman but a mere conjunction or an adverb meaning persistence in time
10. German girl's name or a howitzer if big enough
12. Jessica, American actress married Mr Timberlake in 2012
13. Ms Thompson (b. 1959), British actress or Jane Austen character or even a '74 Hot Chocolate song
15. Walker Smith Jr professional boxing name (but only the first!)
17. Ms Cowan, first woman elected to Australian parliament or Ms Piaf, French singer
18. Rosanne but not Mars nor Baby Ruth
20. Allan (cricketer) or William (former British PM) or first name of Ms Chop, (ventriloquist dummy)
21. Mr Waugh, English novelist or Ms Ashford, American Olympic gold medalist sprinter
24. Sanjay (American NFL coach) or Arun (Indian cricket commentator)
25. Jean-Paul, partner to Simone de Beauvoir
26. Nathan (Australian cricketer or American Chef) but not Joseph (Former Australian PM)
27. First lady well before US presidents were married
Down
1. Academy Award winning American actress (b.1941) famous for playing Bonnie Parker (1967) (4,7)
2. Mr Biondi (US Swimmer) or Mr Preston (Aust. TV personality) but not Mr Rogers, Aust. sportsman
3. Frederick Billig and Gordon Dugger submitted a patent for this type of jet, 1964 (Get outta here!)
4. Fictional sailor of Middle Eastern origin
5. Soft rocker formerly married to Carly Simon (5,6)
7. Uncle of Saul and the father of Abner (I Samuel 14:50)
11. Greek goddess of women, marriage, family, and childbirth
14. Mr Hughes (Australian cricketer, big moustache) or Mr Griffin, US TV personality with eponymous show
16. Bud (US Comedian) or Tony (former Australian PM) but not the head of a monastery
19. Ms Zellweger ("Walk Away" say the Left Banke)
22. Ms Macpherson, Australian model
23. Nickname of William "Elzy", member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch or Carol, b. 1952 US cartoonist