Complete Clue List
Across
1. A Founding Father of the United States, and the 4th Governor of Massachusetts (6,5)
7. Matthew ___ starred as Ben "Finn" Finnegan, in the 2008 film "Fool's Gold" (11)
8. American beauty pageant contestant, named Miss Ohio in 2012, ___ McCracken (6)
9. Andrea ___, Irish singer whose solo studio album "Ten Feet High" was released in 2007 (4)
11. American rock singer and former wife of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, Courtney ___ (4)
12. Canadian actress ___ Karkanis was cast as Rachel, in the 2011 action thriller "Sacrifice" (6)
15. English crime writer, who penned thirteen novels in the Inspector Morse series from 1975-1999 (5,6)
16. The 1839 poem "Come Hither Child", was by this writer of a renowned 1847 novel (5,6)
Down
1. French actress Catherine ___ was cast as Clémence, in the 1957 French film "Lovers of Paris" (5)
2. Niccolò ___, Italian political theorist of the 1532 treatise "The Prince - (Il Principe)" (11)
3. A pioneer of country music, whose album "The Daddy of 'Em All" was released in 1957, ___ Tubb (6)
4. ___ Midha, British academic appointed High Sheriff of South Glamorgan in 2012 (4)
5. America athlete who was the Olympic decathlon champion in both 2012 and 2016 (6,5)
6. Leo ___'s 1977 single "When I Need You", topped the charts in both the UK and USA (6)
10. "Tomorrow Wendy" a 1998 teen novel, was written by Shelley ___ (6)
11. Published in 1689, "A Letter Concerning Toleration" was by English philosopher John ___ (5)
13. Music for the 2005 American thriller film "Throttle" was composed by Neal ___ (5)
14. In the 2010 British crime film "Brighton Rock", ___ Serkis starred as Mr Colleoni (4)