Complete Clue List
Across
1. The Brandenburg Gate, built originally in 1657, is still in use in this Russian city (11)
7. A large sauropod dinosaur of the late Jurassic Period, common in North America (11)
8. Adolf ___ winner of the men's 12 hour cycling race at the 1896 Summer Olympics (6)
9. Dawn Wells, actress and Miss Nevada 1959, was born here in 1938 (4)
11. The village of Craighouse is the main settlement on this Hebridean island (4)
12. "___ Gold" a 1979 novel by Joseph Heller (4,2)
15. A 1985 coming-of-age film, starring Emilio Estevez as Kirby "Kirbo" Keager (2.5,4)
16. Acclaimed studio album by American jazz guitarist Earl Klugh, released in 2005 (5,6)
Down
1. The 1816 poem "Sleep and Poetry" was penned by the Romantic poet John ___ (5)
2. US slang for a member of the United States Marine Corps (11)
3. Chris ___, Australian director of the 1995 family film "Babe" (6)
4. A tide that occurs just after the first and third quarters of the lunar month (4)
5. The Battle of ___, during the Anglo-Zulu War, took place from 22-23 January 1879 (6,5)
6. A club or event at which people dance to popular music (5)
10. The largest of the four main islands of Japan (6)
11. The leader of the Argonauts, who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece (5)
13. Make a sincere and solemn statement that you are telling the truth (5)
14. The novel "Love ___ the Ashes" by Mesu Andrews, was first published in 2011 (4)