Complete Clue List
Across
1. The illness attributed to the premature death of singer Karen Carpenter in 1983 (8,7)
9. Gothic cathedral in Paris, dedicated to the Virgin Mary (5,4)
10. A 1931 British film starring James Carew and Anne Grey (5)
11. A layer at the back of the eyeball, containing cells sensitive to light (6)
12. Given name of the politician appointed Prime Minister of Russia in 2008 (8)
13. Friedrich ___ wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx in 1848 (6)
15. British-trained racehorse, winner of the Ascot Gold Cup in 2013 (8)
18. In 2016 he became the first musician to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (3,5)
19. "Behind ___ Doors" is a best selling 2016 novel by author B. A. Paris (6)
21. City in northern France, capital of the Eure-et-Loir department (8)
23. Finnish metal band formed in 1997 by Ben Varon and Juhana Karlsson (6)
26. In the board game Monopoly, you need four houses on a property before you can own one of these (5)
27. A 1987 romantic comedy film starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell (9)
28. English naval officer who became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe (3,7,5)
Down
1. Racecourse over which the English Grand National steeplechase is run (7)
2. A group of eight singers or musicians (5)
3. In a way that continues or lasts forever (9)
4. ___ Doroschuk was the founding member of the pop group "Men Without Hats" in 1977 (4)
5. "___ to Say" is track 12 on Debbie Harry's 2007 album "Necessary Evil" (8)
6. Incapable of compromise or flexibility (5)
7. Two 19th century conflicts between China and Britain concerning free trade (5,4)
8. A novel by acclaimed Swedish author Karin Boye, published in 1931 (7)
14. A British crown colony near the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula (9)
16. Quaid-i-Azam University is located in this Asian capital city (9)
17. Seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa (4,4)
18. In classical mythology, the Roman name for the god of wine (7)
20. Actor cast as Col Mike Anwalt in the 1994 American film "Blue Sky" (4,3)
22. Wat ___ was the English leader of the Peasants' Revolt in 1381 (5)
24. Irish football club Glebe Rangers FC are based at the ___ Stadium, Ballymoney (5)
25. The basic unit of currency in Ghana (4)