Complete Clue List
Across
1. A 2004 Canadian-British war film, starring Charlize Theron and Penelope Cruz (4,2,3,6)
9. Actor cast as as Fred "Fifi" Macaffee, in the 1979 Australian thriller "Mad Max" (5,4)
10. Jessica ___ was cast as Alexis, in the 2016 romantic comedy film "La La Land" (5)
11. A small musical instrument with strings laid over a horizontal board (6)
12. A first-year student at a university, college or high school (8)
13. The 1934 American crime drama "Hi ___" starred Glenda Farrell and Paul Muni (6)
15. Instrument for measuring the distance travelled by vehicles (8)
18. Peter Sellers starred as Sam, in the 1973 British drama "The Optimists of ___" (4,4)
19. A studio album released in 2003 by ApologetiX (4,2)
21. American jazz musician Sam Rivers' second album, recorded in 1965 and released in 1967 (8)
23. Edymar Martinez, crowned Miss International 2015, was born in ___ la Cruz in 1995 (6)
26. Australian cricketer Merv Hughes was born here in Victoria in 1961 (5)
27. A 2008 Australian horror film, with Talia Zucker as Alice Palmer (4,5)
28. A 1968 novel by Richard Bradford, from which a film was made in 1971 (3,3,2,7)
Down
1. The line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet (7)
2. An intense feeling of internal emotional strife (5)
3. The 2003 album "Dance of the Idiots" was released by Koby ___ (9)
4. A small water bird, similar to a duck (4)
5. Released in 1974, a studio album from the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) (8)
6. Stadium in St John's Wood, London, known as the Home of Cricket (5)
7. A final offer or demand by one of the parties engaged in negotiations (9)
8. The 1991 American film "Other People's Money" was based on a play by Jerry ___ (7)
14. The Russian city of Saint Petersburg was known as ___ from 1924-1991 (9)
16. A 1969 book by Laurie Lee, "As I Walked Out One ___ Morning" (9)
17. Published in 2012, the ninth novel by English author Will Self (8)
18. The opening track on Ryan Adams' 2002 studio album "Demolition" (7)
20. To lengthen in extent, scope or range (7)
22. The largest city and county seat of Dale County, Alabama (5)
24. In the 1976 crime film "Acapulco Gold", ___ Oakes was cast as Sally Cantrell (5)
25. Pass swiftly or lightly over something (4)