Complete Clue List
Across
1. National police service of the Republic of Ireland (5,8)
9. Some nations where power is in the hands of the voters
10. Indira Gandhi was the first female Prime Minister of __
11. Political ideology; name used by parties in several countries, sing. (7,8)
13. Jovenel Moise, the __ President was assassinated in July 2021
15. Nautical pathway, important for security and commerce, a __ can be disputed by nations (3,4)
17. These local spiritual leaders have a great deal of power in their communities
20. International accords happen when one nation __ terms set down by another
22. Armenian President, took office in 2018, alt. (5,10)
24. Spouse of Margaret Thatcher, first woman British Prime Minister
25. Small group of people controlling a country
27. First Lady to the 9th US President (4,1,8)
Down
1. Georges __ , born Grigori Garfinkel, was a French Resistance fighter
2. Landlocked nation in the Caucasus in Western Asia, the __ of __ (8,7)
3. Danish politician and convicted swindler, 1851-1932, Peter Adler __
4. Third President of Uganda, despot, __ Amin
5. Brothers who died at Little Bighorn, George, Thomas and Boston (surname, plural)
6. Last of the contiguous States to join the Union, 14 February, 1912
7. A Catholic bishop and the French President are ex-officio __ co-__ (8,7)
8. Members of political group founded by Bobby Seale and Huey P Newton, The Black __
12. British trade unionist, former General Secretary of Unite the Union, __ McCluskey
13. Both 24A and Feroze (see 10A) were __ to female heads of state
14. Former British Cabinet Minister, __ Widdecombe, served in the European Parliament
16. Latin for 'and so on', abbrev.
18. Myanmar (Burmese) politician, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate __ Suu Kyi (4,3)
19. Shanghai is a busy __ in China
20. Noah's vessel
21. American founder of an insurance company in Shanghai which became AIG (1,1,5)
23. First month of the year in the Jewish calendar
26. Political paramilitary organisation in the country to the west of Wales, inits.