Complete Clue List
Across
1. A wide dark region between the middle and outermost rings of Saturn (7,8)
9. Actor cast as 'Nazi Officer' in the 1950 British war film "Lilli Marlene" (4,5)
10. A useful and desirable thing or quality (5)
11. A songbird characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast (6)
12. A region of southern Italy forming the toe of the Italian 'boot' (8)
13. A heavy object dropped into the water to prevent a boat from moving (6)
15. Oliver ___, statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (8)
18. An English rock band formed in 1985, by Noel Kilbride (guitar) and Neil Woodward (bass) (1,1,5)
19. A character in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", whose head was transformed into that of a donkey (6)
21. The city and major seaport of Acapulco is located in this Mexican state (8)
23. The bronze sculpture "Dickens and Little Nell" in Philadelphia was sculpted by Francis Edwin ___ (6)
26. The home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, widely referred to as the "Home of Cricket" (5)
27. A studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in April 1987 (9)
28. A novel by English author Stella Gibbons, published in 1932 (4,7,4)
Down
1. European country bordering the Adriatic Sea, where Diocletian's Palace is located (7)
2. Beatles drummer Ringo ___ (5)
3. A studio album by Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru, released in 1991 (4,5)
4. The 2008 album "Dragon Dreams" was released by Canadian singer Jane Siberry under this name (4)
5. Director of the 1989 Australian film "Minnamurra" (3,5)
6. Actress cast as Emma, in the 2001 American thriller "Vanilla Sky", ___ Milicevic (5)
7. Published in 2012, a young adult science fiction novel by Veronica Roth (9)
8. A game similar to basketball, usually played by women (7)
14. A novel by American author Nelson DeMille, published in 1981 (9)
16. A 2016 coming-of-age drama, winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture (9)
17. The practice of unselfish concern for the welfare of others (8)
18. The studio album "Sons of Spartacus" was released by rock band ___ Upstarts in 2002 (7)
20. A 1986 Australian film comedy, starring Colin Friels in the title role (7)
22. Jared ___ was cast as Jake Follinger, in the 2018 drama "The Astronot" (5)
24. American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Santa Anita Oaks in 1993 (5)
25. A nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained (4)