Complete Clue List
Across
1. Known as Little Mo, the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tennis titles in the same year (7,8)
9. Greek biologist Pythias the Elder, was the first wife of this philosopher (9)
10. Antoine ___, the first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
11. The 'Old Church of St Nicholas' is located in this English village (6)
12. A loyal and reliable supporter in an organization or team (8)
13. A studio album by American rapper Keith Murray, released in 1996 (6)
15. "They ___ the Eyes", a book by Pete Worrall published in 2017 (4,4)
18. Director of the 2004 science fiction thriller "The Final Cut" (4,4)
19. Nina ___, American singer whose studio album "I Put a Spell on You" was released in 1965 (6)
21. In 1958, Rock Hudson and Cyd Charisse starred in the adventure film "___ for the Gods"
23. The 1982/83 horror novel "Floating Dragon" was written by Peter ___ (6)
26. A smooth lustrous jewel, found inside the shell of an oyster (5)
27. Cinderella had such a benefactor who was a fairy (9)
28. American professional operatic singer, winner of the Richard Tucker Award in 2009 (7,8)
Down
1. A play by William Shakespeare featuring the character Mistress Overdone, "___ for ___" (7)
2. In Charles Dickens 1850 novel "David Copperfield", the antagonist is ___ Heep (5)
3. English conservationist, a founder of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in 1889 (4,5)
4. From 2010-2012 Lenny Platt portrayed ___ Salinger in the US soap opera "One Life to Live" (4)
5. An orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera or other extended composition (8)
6. Swedish chemist and philanthropist noted for his invention of dynamite, Alfred ___ (5)
7. A Tibetan breed of terrier with a long heavy coat (5,4)
8. Merida is the largest city in this Mexican state (7)
14. Appearing dead and showing no sign of life (9)
16. A man's sleeveless garment, often decorative, worn underneath a jacket (9)
17. The Tahquamenon Falls near Lake Superior, are located in this US state (8)
18. A sea-living cephalopod with a soft oval body and eight long tentacles (7)
20. A government order imposing a trade barrier (7)
22. The 2014 British comedy web series "Corner Shop Show", was created by ___ Abdur-Rahman (5)
24. Former railroad president Ginery Twichell, was born here in Massachusetts in 1811 (5)
25. Italian racing cyclist ___ Kazianka, winner of stage 12 of the 1960 Giro d'Italia (4)