Complete Clue List
Across
1. His 'Secret Diary' was Sue Townsend's first book in a series of fiction novels (6,4)
6. 1997 American film featuring Ben Gazzara, Andrew McCarthy and Taylor Dayne (4)
10. The album "Oł s'en vont les avions?" was released by Julien ___ in 2008 (5)
11. Neglectful and failing to take proper care in carrying out a task (9)
12. The English furniture designer Thomas Sheraton was born here in 1751 (8-2-4)
14. Cast as Mrs Widgely in the 1950 British film "Your Witness" (3,5)
15. A secluded place of religious retreat in Hinduism (6)
17. In soccer a position where it is legally allowed to play or receive the ball (6)
19. The French dramatist Victor Hugo was born here in 1802 (8)
21. English runner who became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (5,9)
24. The village of Glenridding borders this lake in the English Lake District (9)
25. A studio album from Nancy Sinatra, released in 1973 (5)
26. Distinctive and stylish elegance (4)
27. A person who dislikes or is strongly prejudiced against women (10)
Down
1. A curved structure that spans an opening (4)
2. Second studio album from hip-hop group Big Brovaz, released in 2007 (2-5)
3. British aviators who made the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919 (6,3,5)
4. Baldy Mountain is the highest peak in this Canadian province (8)
5. American poet May Swenson was born here in 1913 (5)
7. A 1984 sports biopic starring Gary Busey and Cynthia Leake (3,4)
8. The garden on the Mount of Olives, scene of the betrayal and arrest of Jesus (10)
9. World Heritage Site of basalt columns, on the north coast of Northern Ireland (6,8)
13. American actor and musician Shane West was born here in 1978 (5,5)
16. "Vitruvian Man" is a 15th century drawing by ___ da Vinci (8)
18. Krimulda Castle is located just outside of this Latvian town (7)
20. A 2008/09 novel by Agnes Desarthe, translated into English by Adriana Hunter (4,3)
22. A 2006 Indian (Tamil) film starring Joseph Vijay and Trisha Krishnan (5)
23. A unit for measuring speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour (4)