Complete Clue List
Across
1. A person who chooses to live in solitude (6)
5. A large merchant ship once used on trade routes to south east Asia (8)
9. 1954 Hitchcock film starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly (4,6)
10. Country formerly known as Persia (4)
11. A biennial golf competition between Europe and USA (5,3)
12. Portuguese city near the mouth of the Douro River (6)
13. Spanish river that rises in the Cantabrian Mountains (4)
15. Anime series featuring Eve Neuschwanstein (8)
18. The wife of Odysseus in Homer's "Odyssey" (8)
19. A 2014 film starring Russell Crowe and Emma Watson (4)
21. A Swiss alpine dwelling (6)
23. Elite Russian cavalry corps serving the czars (8)
25. On the same level (4)
26. A person who is trained to take the place of another if required (10)
27. Public holiday held annually on 25 April in Australia and New Zealand (5,3)
28. Mistle ___, a European bird with a spotted breast (6)
Down
2. "___ Written in a Country Churchyard" by Thomas Gray (5)
3. Universal method of telegraphy using dots and dashes to represent letters (5,4)
4. A sudden involuntary muscular movement (6)
5. The fourth of July in the United States (12,3)
6. US stock market index (3,5)
7. A Spanish friend perhaps (5)
8. Given name of the youngest daughter of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia (9)
14. Renowned composer whose only opera was "Fidelio" (9)
16. Stuart ___, head coach of England's rugby union team during the 2015 World Cup (9)
17. The largest city in the Ruhr Area of Germany (8)
20. Lively intelligence or wit (6)
22. ___ Ronstadt, US singer and winner of 11 Grammy Awards (5)
24. Acclaim for exceptional achievement (5)