Complete Clue List
Across
1. "The ___", A best selling book by Charles Berlitz published in 1974 (7,8)
9. In Greek mythology a young man known for his beauty, who fell in love with his own reflection (9)
10. American activist inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1987, Rosa Slade ___ (5)
11. Groups or nations who have joined together to achieve a common purpose (6)
12. Irish thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Secretariat Stakes in 2014 (8)
13. Canadian author whose first book "Lunar Attractions" was published in 1979, Clark ___ (6)
15. An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot (8)
18. A substance that accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected (8)
19. A metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter (6)
21. Pelt in the Belgian province of Limburg, was formed in 2019 with the merging of ___ and Overpelt (8)
23. A place where movies are made, or a small room where an artist or sculptor works (5)
26. American writer awarded the Jerusalem Prize in 2019, Joyce Carol ___ (5)
27. A small Italian restaurant serving simple food (9)
28. 17th century English Poet, whose poem "To Althea, from Prison" was written whilst imprisoned (7,8)
Down
1. Actor cast as Owen Case, in the 2016 thriller "Now You See Me 2" (3,4)
2. Characteristic of farming or country life (5)
3. A small town in Vermillion County, Indiana, with the ZIP code 47884 (9)
4. A 1964-70 BBC sketch comedy starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, "Not Only... But ___" (4)
5. "The ___", a 2011 thriller starring Hilary Swank and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (8)
6. A song by rock musician Jimi Hendrix, included on his 1971 posthumous album "The Cry of Love" (5)
7. "The ___", a novel for young adults published in 2007 by author Harry Turtledove (9)
8. A novel by British author Sebastian Faulks, published in 2007 (7)
14. Released in 2013, a studio album from hip hop recording artist LL Cool J (9)
16. Ancient Athenian philosopher, a pupil of Plato (9)
17. Remote and separate, physically or socially (8)
18. A line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height (7)
20. A newborn child in the first week of life, and up to four weeks old (8)
22. Spaghetti, ravioli or lasagna for example (5)
24. The Bichon Frise dog who was 'Precious' in the 1991 thriller "The Silence of the Lambs" (5)
25. Paul ___ was cast as Dwayne Hoover, in the 1991 road film "Little Miss Sunshine" (4)