Complete Clue List
Across
1. A hit for Don Gibson in 1961, covered by Jimmy Buffett & George Strait in 2004; "Sea of ___"
6. Informal term for bullets, shells and missiles
9. A sub-division of a company of soldiers
10. A lap around a velodrome or an exercise routine
12. An illusion of multiple choices but, in reality, there's only one (Two words 7,6)
14. Disdain or disrespect
15. A form of unarmed combat
17. Humiliate
19. A dark and intensely flavoured vinegar that originated in Italy
21. Surgeons qualified in the fields of pregnancy and childbirth
24. Concentrated (as in attention or the task at hand)
25. No less than (Two words 2,5)
26. First name of the Australian supermodel nicknamed "The Body"
27. A symptom of Alzheimer's disease or dementia (Two words 6,4)
Down
1. Only item left in Pandora's Box
2. Spiritual leader of the Nizari sect of Ismaili Muslims (Two words 3,4)
3. People who habitually create difficulties, rabble-rousers (Plural)
4. His final film was as the lead in "Ride the High Country" (1962); ___ Scott
5. Low, horizontal cloud formation that has roll & shelf clouds as its main types
7. US clarinetist, former secretary of the International Clarinet Society; ___ Murphy Mead
8. Nevil Shute's 1957 novel or Chris Rea's 1986 album (Three words 2,3,5)
11. Practice a stage performance (Three words 8,1,4)
13. Java served cold (Two words 4,6)
16. First heavyweight boxing champion to have finished his career undefeated (Surname)
18. "Cats" (1981) or "Jesus Christ Superstar" (1970)on stage (for example)
20. Considered one of the oldest grapes in the Piedmont region of Italy; ___ bianco
22. Struck gold with their LPs "Bobbie Sue" (1982) & "American Made" (1983); The Oak ___ Boys
23. He wrote & recorded "Respect" which was a hit for Aretha Franklin in 1967; ___ Redding