Complete Clue List
Across
1. The Central London terminus for 'South West Trains' (8,7)
9. Nicolae ___, President of Romania 1974-89, then executed for crimes against the state (9)
10. A distinctive and usually pleasant smell (5)
11. Dome shaped shelters made from blocks of hard snow, traditionally used by Inuits (6)
12. One of South Africa's capitals, known as the "Jacaranda City" (8)
13. A 2016 novel by by Scottish author Ali Smith, shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize (6)
15. "La ___" a novel by French writer Honoré de Balzac, published in 1830 (8)
18. Humorous or light-hearted banter, that often involves teasing someone (8)
19. County in southern England, where Lulworth Cove can be visited (6)
21. The artist Giacomo di Castro, was born in this town in southern Italy in 1597 (8)
23. In the 2008 American film "Powder Blue", Ray ___ was Jack Doheny (6)
26. In Greek mythology a daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion (5)
27. A 1984 American thriller movie, starring Clint Eastwood as Wes Block (9)
28. American poet, awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 (8,7)
Down
1. American country singer and songwriter Marvin Rainwater was born here in 1925 (7)
2. The 1936 film "The ___ of the Lonesome Pine" starred Fred MacMurray as Jack Hale (5)
3. Dr Hyde Park is the Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in this Irish town (9)
4. Remove a person from a position of power (4)
5. An arboreal rodent with a long bushy tail (8)
6. A 2004 album from acoustic guitar player Trace Bundy (5)
7. The ancient Greek speech treatise "Antidosis" was written by this orator (9)
8. North American river, part of the boundary between Ontario and New York (7)
14. The traditional floral emblem of England, adopted as a badge by Henry VII (5,4)
16. A studio album by the American rock band Pixies, released in 1989 (9)
17. A person who urges others to protest or rebel (8)
18. A medieval helmet of light steel, usually having a visor (7)
20. A bar hanging from two ropes, on which circus acrobats perform (7)
22. Prime Minister of Egypt from 1999-2004, Atef ___ (5)
24. A solemn pledge of commitment, especially in marriage (5)
25. In 1945 John ___ became the first husband of actress Shirley Temple (4)