Complete Clue List
Across
1. Leslie ___ was cast as Maxton in the 1987 War film "Empire of the Sun" (8)
5. A novel from George Meredith published in 1879 "The ___" (6)
9. Grigori ___, Siberian monk who wielded great influence over Tsarina Alexandra (8)
10. An inexperienced recruit, to the services or police force for example (6)
12. Author who gave us Simon Templar "The Saint" (6,9)
13. The official residence of the President of France (6,6)
17. Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida was born in this coastal city in 1924 (3,9)
20. A children's fairytale accompanied by music, written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936 (5,3,3,4)
22. Swedish rock band who released the album "Prisoners in Paradise" in 1991 (6)
23. Designer of the cover of the Beatles 1969 Album "Abbey Road" (4,4)
24. In rugby union the player in this position wears the number 2 on his shirt (6)
25. The "Palacio de los López" is located in this city in Paraguay (8)
Down
1. Studio album from metal band Baroness, released in 2015 (6)
2. Demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal (6)
3. "Cider with Rosie" was the first book of a trilogy by this English novelist (6,3)
4. The only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II of England, born in 1950 (8,4)
6. An English silver coin worth four old pence, issued between 1351 and 1662 (5)
7. 1854 battle during the Crimean War when British and French forces defeated the Russians (8)
8. Trophy awarded victors in test match cricket series between England and Australia (3,5)
11. Biblical Book mourning the destruction of Jerusalem in 586BC (12)
14. In Greek mythology the King and leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War (9)
15. A line drawn on a map connecting points with the same value of geographic measurement (8)
16. A 2015 American comedy starring Beau Garrett and Micah Hauptman (2,6)
18. ___ Olsen was cast as Porthos in the 1935 film "The Three Musketeers" (6)
19. A 2006 thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth "The ___" (6)
21. The basic monetary unit of Sri Lanka (5)