Complete Clue List
Across
1. Former U.S. President who was born in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1767 (4,6,5)
9. American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic in 1990 (9)
10. A place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece (5)
11. An exclamation used to express triumph, attributed to Archimedes (6)
12. "___ from the Best", a track on Whitney Houston's 1998 album "My Love Is Your Love" (1,7)
13. Buonconsiglio Castle is located here in northern Italy (6)
15. The winner of the CTV reality show Canadian Idol in 2006, was born here in 1987 (8)
18. Actor cast as Lieutenant Colonel Derry, in the 1957 British war film "The Steel Bayonet" (4,4)
19. Character in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" who has his head turned into a donkey (6)
21. Director of the 1966 comedy thriller "Cul-de-sac", Roman ___ (8)
23. A landlocked country in Africa, formerly known as Nyasaland
26. The claw of a bird of prey (5)
27. Acclaimed novel written by American author Allegra Goodman, published in 2006 (9)
28. "The ___", a 1939 American crime thriller in which Priscilla Lane co-starred with James Cagney (7,8)
Down
1. The Caribbean eve of Mardi gras, the Monday morning on which the celebrations begin (1'6)
2. German chemist awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918, Fritz ___ (5)
3. A modern ballroom dance in rapid quadruple time (9)
4. Pen name of Ida B. Wells (born 1862), American journalist and civil rights leader (4)
5. Birthplace of Adolphus Wolgast, the world lightweight boxing champion from 1910-1912 (8)
6. Orhan Kemal Cultural Centre is located here in Turkey (5)
7. A decoration of colour or interest that is added to something to relieve plainness (9)
8. English new wave band whose studio album "Diamond" was released in 1982, ___ Ballet (7)
14. A studio album released by Australian rock band Something for Kate in 2001 (9)
16. Released in 1970, the album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" has this track ending side one (9)
17. "The Ugly ___", a 1959 science fiction comedy film with Jon Pertwee as Victor Jekyll (8)
18. The supreme God in Roman mythology, and also the largest planet in the solar system (7)
20. Thomas Robert ___, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia 1897-1900 (7)
22. The studio album "Other Voices, Other Rooms" was released by ___ Griffith in 1993 (5)
24. A studio album by folk rock band America, released in 1980 (5)
25. Australian-born novelist, awarded the Miles Franklin Award in 1958, Randolph ___ (4)