Complete Clue List
Across
1. The colour of the beryl gemstone that is the birthstone for the month of May
4. Arizona senator, lost 1964 Presidential election, passed away May 1998; ___ Goldwater
7. Released May 1977, it was a hit for Graham Bonnet; "It's ___ Over Now, Baby Blue"
8. Born in May 1925 is this New York Yankee baseball catcher; Yogi ___
9. Permit (Yes, you may)
10. A less formal term for permission than "may"
11. In May each year the country of Cameroon holds a festival named for this ovine
14. What competitors must do in the Giro d'Italia, held in May each year
17. Tree planting holiday celebrated in Nova Scotia on Thursday, first full week in May; ___ Day
20. Brand name of a scented soap sold by Unilever
23. May and June are the breeding months for this, Australia's largest, bird
24. An aboriginal person of New Zealand
25. Related to an indigenous peoples of Mexico
26. Released the album "Fear of Flying" in May 2000
27. Greek singer, released his final album in May, 2009; ___ Roussos
28. Appointed to Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel in 2007; ___ Danziger
Down
1. Australian author, created the "Snugglepot & Cuddlepie" series; May ___
2. Born 3 May, 1874 was this US Navy Rear Admiral; Ralph ___
3. Organisation, was the successor of the National Negro Committee, formed May 1910 (Acronym)
4. Courmayeur is one of 3 towns servicing this alp on the French/Italian border; Mont ___
5. Curio or a 2011 single, "A ___" by Derrick May
6. Mythological ape-like creature, reportedly from outback Australia
12. Paul Simon song, performed on "Saturday Night Live", May 1986; "Diamonds on the Soles of ___ Shoes"
13. Their single "Eldorado" was released in the UK in May 1978 (Acronym)
15. Peruvian coloratura soprano; ___ Sumac
16. Born May 1961, was Marty's girlfriend in the "Back to the Future" series; ___ Thompson
17. In the USA, the third Saturday in May is celebrated as "___ Forces Day"
18. Hawthorn is called the May Tree because, in that month its flowers will ___
19. Germany signed their WWII surrender in this French town in May 1945
20. Small tree or shrub (Zschokkea arborescens) of the family Apocynaceae of the Amazon valley
21. In England, the head of a town or borough
22. One of the four districts of the Union Territory of Puducherry, India