Complete Clue List
Across
1. Marcus ___, Roman Emperor 121-180 AD, known as the last of the "Five Good Emperors" (8)
5. Third studio album from American musician Zoogz Rift, released in 1984 (6)
9. The 2009 novel "The Help" was written by American author Kathryn ___ (8)
10. President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017, Rafael ___ (6)
12. Bryan Robson, former English international football player, was born here in 1957 (7-2-6)
13. Boarding school in Godalming, Surrey, where students are referred to as Carthusians (12)
17. Italian composer who provided the music for the 1972 film "Gang War in Naples" (6,2,4)
20. La Blanchisseuse (The Laundress), is an 1886 painting by this French artist (8-7)
22. "___ Sky", a 1948 western film starring Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark, and Anne Baxter (6)
23. ___ Ballpark in Central Islip, New York, is the home of the Long Island Ducks (8)
24. "The Shadow of the ___" is a book by Margaret Sharpe Bermudez, published in 2018 (6)
25. English author Tom Cain's 2009 thriller novel, the third in the Samuel Carver series (8)
Down
1. Killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Conrad Feger Jackson was born in ___ Township in 1813 (6)
2. Greek island, the largest of the Dodecanese and the most easterly in the Aegean Sea (6)
3. Homewood Mountain Resort is located on the west shore of this Californian water basin (4,5)
4. The cities of Lucknow, Agra and Kanpur, are located in this state in northern India (5,7)
6. French racing driver, Formula One world champion 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993, Alain ___ (5)
7. In Greek mythology, the three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to Hades (8)
8. Capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in France, known especially for its cathedral (8)
11. English actor who starred as Inspector Jacques Clouseau, in The Pink Panther film series (5,7)
14. Chinese politician who was the Governor of Hebei Province from April 2008 - November 2009 (2,7)
15. A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone (8)
16. The Valley is the capital of this island in the Caribbean (8)
18. A studio album from Neil Diamond, released in November 2010 (6)
19. Michelle ___, Namibian actress and model who was crowned Miss Universe in 1992 (6)
21. The University of Maine is based in this town in Penobscot County (5)