Complete Clue List
Across
1. Italian baroque composer of "The Four Seasons", a set of four violin concertos (7)
5. La Sabana Metropolitan Park can be visited in this Central American capital city (3,4)
9. "The ___" a metal band from Norway whose album "Vain City Chronicles" was released in 2005 (5)
10. Michael ___, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1995-1997 (9)
11. English novelist, best known for giving us secret agent James Bond (3,7)
12. The code word representing the letter K, in the NATO phonetic alphabet (4)
14. The ___ is the nickname of Illinois in the USA mid west (7,5)
18. The London Silver Vaults is located here in central London (8,4)
21. A series of related events that make up the main story in a book (4)
22. Mixtape released in 2013, by American rapper Travis Scott (3,7)
25. The Great Orme Tramway is located in this seaside resort in North Wales (9)
26. A compound produced by a reaction between an acid and alcohol with the elimination of water (5)
27. "The ___" an ancient Greek epic poem, attributed to Homer (7)
28. "Playing in the Shadows" is an album released in 2011 by this English recording artist (7)
Down
1. Ancient Roman name for the Isle of Wight, in the English Channel (6)
2. The actor and director Christoph Waltz was born here in 1956 (6)
3. Pinnacle Mountain State Park is located close to this US capital city (5,4)
4. The 1913 novel "Aladdin from Broadway" was penned by American writer Frederic ___ (5)
5. English author whose horror novel "The Woman in Black" was published in 1983 (5,4)
6. The longest river in the world, that rises in central Africa (4)
7. Released in 2003, "The ___" was the debut album from American rapper Sarai (8)
8. Studio album from Irish rock band Snow Patrol, released in 2006 (4,4)
13. Russian pole-vaulter Yelena ___, was Olympic gold medalist in both 2004 and 2008 (10)
15. River in Myanmar, rising in the north and flowing south via the entire length of the country (9)
16. Resort on the Pacific coast of Mexico, known for its beaches and cliff diving (8)
17. Hard reddish-brown timber, used for making high-quality furniture (8)
19. A computer that's portable and suitable for use whilst travelling (6)
20. Given name of the wife of the former UK prime minister Tony Blair (6)
23. The English author John le Carré was born here in Dorset in 1931 (5)
24. In the ancient Roman calendar, a day falling roughly in the middle of each month (4)