Complete Clue List
Across
1. French city where mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal was born in 1623 (8-7)
9. In the Bible, the third book of the Old Testament (9)
10. Thomas Bridson ___ was the Treasurer of Queensland from 1901-1903 (5)
11. General ___ Deby became President of the Republic of Chad in December, 1990 (6)
12. Dolmabahce Palace is located in this district of Istanbul (8)
13. ___ Sidney was cast as Fantine, in the 1952 film "Les Misérables" (6)
15. Best-selling album from Carole King, released in 1971 (8)
18. The 1979 Booker Prize winning novel, written by Penelope Fitzgerald (8)
19. Comerica Park is the home of professional baseball team Detroit ___ (6)
21. Used against malaria, the drug 'Artemisinin' was discovered in 1972 by this Chinese scientist (2,6)
23. The Ibrahim Babangida College of Agriculture is here in Nigeria (6)
26. A 1970 Italian comedy film, marking the debut of producer Sergio Citti (5)
27. North American river, forming the border between the US and Mexico (3,6)
28. A 1961 British film, starring starring Donald Pleasence and Johnny Briggs (3,4,2,6)
Down
1. Anders ___, Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (7)
2. A young eel, when undergoing mass migration upriver from the sea (5)
3. Actor who starred as Martin Bright, in the 2019 political thriller "Official Secrets" (4,5)
4. French city, where the Italian General Giuseppe Garibaldi was born in 1807 (4)
5. An ancient Roman road in England, that once linked Exeter and Lincoln (5,3)
6. Nino ___, Canadian novelist, recipient of the 1991 Betty Trask Award for "Lives of the Saints" (5)
7. Greek philosopher, a pupil of Plato and the tutor of Alexander the Great (9)
8. Irish Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Arlington Million in 2010 (7)
14. The Cajundome arena is located in this city in Louisiana (9)
16. Easter Road stadium the home of Hibernian F.C., is located here in Scotland (9)
17. Relating to animals or military vehicles provided with protective covering (UK spelling) (8)
18. In 1951, Ronald Reagan starred as Captain Vance Britton in "The Last ___" (7)
20. A triangle with all three sides a different length (7)
22. The five primary taste sensations are sweet, salty, sour, bitter and ___ (5)
24. In 1975, the Republic of Dahomey in West Africa was renamed ___ (5)
25. Birth name of P. L. Travers, the creator of Mary Poppins, Helen Lyndon ___ (4)