Complete Clue List
Across
1. Town in Northern Italy, host of the 1956 Winter Olympics (7,1'7)
9. An official who investigates complaints by individuals against public authorities (9)
10. Letters of an ancient Germanic alphabet (5)
11. Guy Pearce and Claudia Karvan starred in the 1996 Australian film "___ the Enemy" (6)
12. "World Expo 88" was held in this Australian city between April and October 1988 (8)
13. The 1957 science fiction novel "Rocket to Limbo" was written by Alan E. ___ (6)
15. A 1986 historical film, starring James Fox as Governor William Norfolk (8)
18. Nickname given to the German World War I flying ace Manfred von Richthofen (3,5)
19. John Body ___, the Scotsman who devised the first successful pneumatic tyres (6)
21. American actress and singer who starred in the title role of "Calamity Jane" in 1953 (5,3)
23. Trakya University is located in this city in north west Turkey (6)
26. The first book in the "Generations Trilogy" by Scott Sigler, published in 2015 (5)
27. Thin protective outer layer of the skin (9)
28. A novel by Ben Okri, awarded the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1991 (3,8,4)
Down
1. The English actor cast in the title role of the 1974 film "Callan" was born here in 1930 (7)
2. "I ___" a collection of science fiction stories in a 1950 novel by Isaac Asimov (5)
3. A sovereign state in South East Asia, comprising more than thirteen thousand islands (9)
4. Track No.13 on Ellie Goulding's 2015 studio album "Delirium" (4)
5. Jeff Young, one time guitarist with metal band Megadeth, was born here in 1962 (3,5)
6. In Greek mythology his abduction of Helen led to the Trojan War (5)
7. A red table wine made from small black grapes grown mainly in California (9)
8. Shellfish considered a delicacy, with some types containing pearls (7)
14. A 1983 American thriller, starring Nick Nolte and Gene Hackman (5,4)
16. A supporter of the Parliamentary party during the English Civil War (9)
17. Nadia ___, gymnast who in 1976 became the first Olympian to score a perfect 10 (8)
18. A studio album from rhythm and blues band Atlantic Starr, released in 1981 (7)
20. Karin Bergquist and Andy Blieden were both cast in the film "___ to Meet Me" in 2013 (7)
22. The annual Strade Bianche cycle race starts and finishes in this Italian city (5)
24. The second born child of Victoria and David Beckham (5)
25. The spongy white tissue lining the rind of citrus fruits (4)