Complete Clue List
Across
1. System indicating the intensity of an earthquake (7,5)
9. Waterway linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea (4,5)
10. A utensil for sifting powdered food (5)
11. A European republic situated on the northern Balkan peninsula (6)
12. A ruler with absolute power and authority (8)
13. The Medieval Latin name for England (6)
15. An instrument used to examine the ear drum (8)
18. 1962 western film starring Chuck Connors (8)
19. Given name of the wife of the first president of America (6)
21. Michael ___, captain of the England cricket team during most of the 1990's (8)
23. Small metal tips at the ends of shoelaces (6)
26. Ability or proficiency gained from training (5)
27. Not endowed with life (9)
28. Holly Golightly was the creation of this US novelist (6,6)
Down
1. An area of the Pacific Ocean in Antarctica (4,3)
2. A shout of approval (5)
3. One who is skilled in accomplishing goals (9)
4. 100 cents in South Africa (4)
5. Nymph who was changed into a bear by Hera (8)
6. Hungarian composer whose works include the symphonies "Faust" and "Dante" (5)
7. In Britain a dark red root vegetable, often cooked and used in salads (8)
8. A unit of latitude or longitude (6)
14. Composer of the opera "Porgy and Bess" (8)
16. An imaginary land in James Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon" (7-2)
17. A very large retail store (8)
18. German physicist Daniel Fahrenheit was born in this Polish city (6)
20. Stern or severe in manner (7)
22. A strip of wood or metal used for measuring (5)
24. In Greek mythology the muse of poetry and mime (5)
25. The first son of Adam and Eve (4)