Complete Clue List
Across
1. The market town in Bedfordshire where new wave band Kajagoogoo was formed in 1978 (8,7)
9. A 2011 novel in the Gray Man series, by Mark Greaney (9)
10. ___ Adams was the singing voice of Cyd Charisse in the 1953 musical film "The Band Wagon" (5)
11. The largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, where the town of Archangelos is located (6)
12. Model and beauty contestant who was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia in 2018 (4,4)
13. The 1996 novel "The Art Fair" was written by David ___ (6)
15. Alan Ladd starred as Neale Gordon in this 1947 crime film (8)
18. An 1815 battle in which Napoleon met his final defeat (8)
19. A star in the constellation Canis Major, also known as the Dog Star (6)
21. In Greek mythology the god of wine and fertility, also known as Bacchus (8)
23. Chemical element which exists in a pure state as diamond and also graphite (6)
26. Politician and former cricketer, prime minister of Pakistan 2018-2022, ___ Khan (5)
27. In Greek mythology the goddess of memory, and mother of the nine Muses (9)
28. Charles Lindbergh's aircraft which made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris (6,2,2,5)
Down
1. City which is the county seat of Seward County, Kansas (7)
2. A small round shelter built from blocks of hard snow by the Inuit people (5)
3. In the 2022 romantic comedy "Spin Me Round", Tim ___ was cast as Fran (9)
4. Town which is the administrative centre of Sel Municipality, Norway (4)
5. American thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1884 Kentucky Derby (8)
6. Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5)
7. Prime Minister of Italy from 1989 - 1992, Giulio ___ (9)
8. The basic unit of money used in Greece, prior to being replaced by the euro in 2002 (7)
14. A mixture of dried petals and leaves used to give rooms a pleasant smell (9)
16. Victor Mature starred as Captain Cliff Brandon in this 1958 romantic war drama (5,4)
17. One of Chile's 16 regions, La Serena is its capital city (8)
18. Catherine ___ was cast as Leslie Van Houten in the 2004 TV movie "Helter Skelter" (7)
20. Thompson Falls is the county seat of ___ County, in the US state of Montana (7)
22. Zhao ___, winner of the women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2007 Asian Championships (5)
24. American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Acorn Stakes in 1957 (5)
25. The ruins of Urquhart Castle are located beside Loch ___ in the Highlands of Scotland (4)