Complete Clue List
Across
1. "Field of ___ Shoes", a 2014 American war film directed by Sean McNamara (4)
3. A multi-million selling album by American country singer Lynn Anderson, released in 1970 (4,6)
9. A studio album by rapper Kendrick Lamar, released in 2017 (4)
10. A science fiction novel by William Gibson published in 2014, "The ___" (10)
12. A transcendent state that represents the final goal of Buddhism (7)
13. The actor and film producer Wesley Snipes was born here in Florida in 1962 (7)
14. Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1979 novel "The Executioner's Song" (6,6)
18. Rodeo Drive is located here in California (7,5)
21. Parc Floral de la Source is a French garden which can be visited in this French city (7)
22. Danish composer of the 1906 opera "Maskarade", Carl ___ (7)
23. Music that is played during a film or television programme (10)
24. The nickname of Masaki Liu, a California musician (4)
25. A 2014 science fiction thriller, starring and directed by Noel Clarke (3,7)
26. Stage name of the South Korean rapper Jung Hun-cheol (4)
Down
1. Opening track on the 1986 compilation album "Brief Encounter", by Marillion (4,4)
2. A hat with a very wide brim, worn especially in Mexico (8)
4. The 24th letter of the Greek alphabet (5)
5. A newspaper article that gives an opinion on a topical issue (9)
6. The weakest and most vulnerable point in a person's character (8,4)
7. The 11-volume set of books "The Story of Civilization" was compiled by Will and Ariel ___ (6)
8. English admiral who was mortally wounded at Trafalgar in 1805, Horatio ___ (6)
11. Released in 1999, the studio album "Affirmation" was recorded by this Australian duo (6,6)
15. A state of confused movement or violent turmoil, a whirlpool (9)
16. Scottish author whose first novel "HMS Ulysses" was published in 1955, ___ MacLean (8)
17. The capital and chief port of Paraguay (8)
19. County in south-west England, where Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast is located (6)
20. The quality of being mysteriously attractive (6)
22. Winner of the squash men's singles title at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, Peter ___ (5)