Complete Clue List
Across
1. US abolitionist, born May 1800, was involved in Pottawatomie massacre; John ___
4. 1889, riot erupts over dress standards at New York's ___ Place Opera House
7. May 1, 1707, Union formed between Scotland, Wales and which other country (Abbrev)
8. Became President of Spain May 1936; Manuel ___
9. First Prime Minister of Barbados, elected 1966, was re-elected May, 1986; ___ Barrow
10. Preferred name of Welsh (soccer) goalkeeper born Sidney John Vivian Leonard Evans (May1903)
11. Boxing champion Ken Norton defeated ___ Bobick in 58 seconds in this May 1977 bout
14. Patented an induction motor running on AC power in May 1888; Nikola ___
17. Designed the Lincoln Memorial which was dedicated 30 May 1922; Henry ___
20. Joined William Clark exploring western part of the USA in May 1804; Meriwether ___
23. Elected as Samoa's first Samoan female Supreme Court judge in May 2013; ___ Malosi
24. Children's book written by Dr Seuss in 1971 about a character who speaks for the trees; "The ___"
25. Born Margaret Dwyer, 1859, she was an Australian welfare worker; ___ May Bates
26. Announced as the successor to Microsoft's Xbox 360 in May, 2013; Xbox ___ (Alpha, not numeric)
27. May 1863, Napoleon III sparks avant-garde surge in art by opening the ___ des Refuses
28. Also known as saltpeter (Alt spelling, clue - saltpeter, not saltpetre)
Down
1. Decision in this segregation case made May 1954; Brown v. ___ of Education of Topeka
2. With 20D: May 2, 2011, death of founder of militant organization al-Qaeda; ___ bin ___ (First name)
3. 3 May, 1914 was the birth date of US flying "ace" Robert Hawthorn ___
4. Occupation of Ian Fleming's (born May, 1908) famous protagonist
5. They captured Constantinople in May 1453
6. Eighth book in the "Anne of Green Gables" series; "___ of Ingleside" (1921)
12. Sinking of the Lusitania in May 1915 was a major reason for this country entering WWI (Acronym)
13. Greek word for new
15. Born 25 May, 1953, the author of "The Vagina Monologues" (1996); ___ Ensler
16. On May the first each year Hawaii commemorates this garland with it own day
17. Won the Kentucky Derbies in May 1936 (___ Venture) & May 1976 (___ Forbes) (Plural)
18. Major Pacific naval battle between Japan & the USA & Australia May, 1942; Battle of the ___ Sea
19. In May 1972 he became the first US President to visit Moscow; Richard ___
20. With 2D: May 2, 2011, death of founder of militant organization al-Qaeda; ___ bin ___ (Last name)
21. Shot in Maryland in May 1972 left Alabama governor George Wallace paralysed from the ___ down
22. Singer, born May 1948, he released his album "Selfie" in May 2019; Leo ___