Complete Clue List
Across
1. In 1848 he co-wrote the Communist Manifesto, together with Karl Marx (9,6)
9. American novelist Tom Clancy was born here in 1947 (9)
10. Fitzwilliam ___ a central character in the novel "Pride and Prejudice" (5)
11. Greek island in the Aegean Sea, the largest of the Dodecanese (6)
12. Strong black coffee, made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans (8)
13. Capital of the Rómulo Gallegos Municipality in Venezuela (6)
15. Actress cast as Jessie West in the 2016 US TV series "Game of Silence" (3,5)
18. A snail, especially as an item on a French menu (8)
19. The periodic count of a country's population (6)
21. "The ___ Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu" 1980 comedy film, starred Peter Sellers and Helen Mirren (8)
23. The studio album "Sweet Talker" was released in 2014 by English singer ___ J (6)
26. Larissa Costa, Miss Brasil 2009, was born here in 1984 (5)
27. Final studio album by American rock band The White Stripes, released in 2007 (4,5)
28. Name commonly attributed to the first czar of Russia (4,3,8)
Down
1. Russian goldsmith who created ornate eggs for European royalty (7)
2. A structure made from blocks of snow, such as those built by the Inuit (5)
3. The Armenian Genocide Memorial is located in this Syrian city (4,2-3)
4. A golf club, the symbol Fe should lead you to its name (4)
5. In 2014 Joel ___ joined the English rock band Whitesnake as their guitarist (8)
6. In astronomy the point diametrically opposite the zenith (5)
7. People of mixed European and Asian descent (9)
8. The third wife of King Henry VIII and the mother of King Edward VI, Jane ___ (7)
14. A large group of musicians, usually playing classical music (9)
16. Popular name for a Yeomen Warder of the Tower of London (9)
17. Time in the year, when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon (8)
18. American racehorse, winner of the 1909 Preakness Stakes (7)
20. A tall ornamental tower, usually with a spire above it (7)
22. Style of glazed earthenware, typically decorated by hand in blue on a white background (5)
24. The flesh of young pigeon as food (5)
25. The largest island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland (4)