Complete Clue List
Across
1. American country music singer whose album "Sure Feels Good" was released in 1987 (7,8)
9. Final song on the soundtrack album of the 1976 film "A Star Is Born" (9)
10. Rankin is a small city located in this county in Texas (5)
11. Robert De Niro starred as Ben Whittaker in the 2015 film "The ___" (6)
12. In 1967, the romantic drama film "The ___" featured Anne Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman (8)
13. Greek goddess associated with the underworld and witchcraft (6)
15. British Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the St Leger Stakes in 1810 (8)
18. Stage name of Algerian musician Mohamed Khelifati (4,4)
19. "The ___", a novel set in Harlem during World War II, written by Ann Petry (6)
21. New Zealand singer of the 2016 studio album "Close Your Eyes" (3,5)
23. A list of matters to be taken up at a meeting (6)
26. Listlessness resulting from lack of interest (5)
27. The birth place of Ilya Ulyanov, the father of Vladimir Lenin (9)
28. A fantasy novel by American writer Ellen Kushner, published in 1990 (6,3,6)
Down
1. Released in 2003, an album by British singer-songwriter David Sylvian (7)
2. "Friday Night in Dixie", a studio album by American country music singer ___ Akins (5)
3. A step-by-step procedure for solving a problem (9)
4. In Greek mythology the god of war and son of Zeus and Hera (4)
5. "The Vampire Chronicles" are a series of novels by this American writer (4,4)
6. A priest in the ancient Celtic religion (5)
7. Deliver a fugitive to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority (9)
8. Australian racehorse, winner of both the Melbourne Cup and Victoria Derby in 1864 (7)
14. The gradual increase in sound of a piece of music (9)
16. Released in February 1980, a studio album from singer-songwriter John Denver (9)
17. A person who leaves their country in order to live in another (8)
18. Published in the 1820's, the book "Rural Rides" was written by William ___ (7)
20. American singer, winner of the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2016, Meghan ___ (7)
22. The Boilermaker Road Race is held annually in this city in the State of New York (5)
24. A book of the Bible in the Old Testament, between Micah and Habakkuk (5)
25. Nebraska City is the county seat of ___ County, Nebraska (4)