Complete Clue List
Across
1. Released in 2000, the documentary "Children of the Secret State" was directed by ___ (5,10)
9. Queen of Egypt, mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony (9)
10. A punctuation mark indicating a pause in a sentence (5)
11. Best-selling novel by Margaret Craven published in 1967, "___ the Owl Call My Name" (1,5)
12. A 1928 American war drama, starring Alice White and Malcolm McGregor (8)
13. In the game of cricket, runs scored by methods other than striking the ball with the bat (6)
15. A single released by the Monkees in July 1967, "___ Valley Sunday" (8)
18. Birth name of the American professional wrestler known by his ring name Chris Hero (8)
19. A thriller by English novelist Frederick Forsyth published in 1972, "The ___ File" (6)
21. Maria Branwell mother of writers Emily, Anne, and Charlotte Bronte, was born here in 1783 (8)
23. The heroine of Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" (6)
26. The world's largest monolith, located in Australia, also known as Ayers Rock (5)
27. A highly seasoned beef and pork sausage, often used on pizza (9)
28. A shape with three angles and three straight sides of different lengths (7,8)
Down
1. Bisbee is the county seat of ___ County in Arizona, named after a Native American chief (7)
2. In the 2011 romantic drama "Water for Elephants", ___ Witherspoon portrayed Marlena Rosenbluth (5)
3. Name given to the character "&" used in printing and writing (9)
4. In the card game poker the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot (4)
5. American actress Cyd Charisse was born here in Texas in 1921 (8)
6. Stipe ___ was cast as Volodin, in the 2015 film "Buddha's Little Finger" (5)
7. An American fantasy film released in 2011, featuring Henry Cavill as Theseus (9)
8. Hylda Baker and Jimmy Jewel led the way in the 1972 British comedy film "___ and Dearest" (7)
14. Track 5 on the 2007 studio album "Zeitgeist" by The Smashing Pumpkins (9)
16. In Greek mythology the daughter of Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus (9)
17. According to the Bible, one of the twelve original followers of Jesus Christ (8)
18. The mother church of the Diocese of London, ___ Cathedral (2,5)
20. Extreme greed for material wealth (7)
22. An album by American jazz trumpeter Art Farmer, released in 1987 (5)
24. The lower part of a bikini, with a very narrow piece of cloth at the back (5)
25. A device with a spiked wheel worn on a rider's boot, used to urge a horse forwards (4)