Complete Clue List
Across
1. Her novel "Rose in Bloom" was first published in 1876 (6,3,6)
9. The album "Mobile Chateau" was released by this American singer-songwriter in 2010 (4,5)
10. British tribe that rebelled against the Romans in 61AD, under Queen Boudicca (5)
11. The book "Rizal Without the Overcoat" was first published in 1990 for Ambeth ___ (6)
12. An ordered set of letters, used for writing a language (8)
13. A sweet liquid produced by flowers, which bees and other insects collect (6)
15. Studio album by American singer Smokey Robinson, released in 1999 (8)
18. A town in Lincolnshire, the birthplace of Margaret Thatcher (8)
19. The site of the 11th century Castle Howe, overlooks this Cumbrian market town (6)
21. An official representing a country abroad (8)
23. The male fertilizing organ of a flower (6)
26. A score of two under par at a hole in the game of golf (5)
27. Recording star Susan Aglukark was born here in Manitoba in 1967 (9)
28. The 1993 epic "Schindler's List" was one of the finest by this movie director (6,9)
Down
1. Publicly ridicule somebody or something by using irony or sarcasm (7)
2. The ninth studio album by Depeche Mode, released in April 1997 (5)
3. A person who praises rich or powerful people, in order to gain an advantage (9)
4. Carrie-Anne ___ was Caroline Clairmont, in the romantic drama "Chocolat" released in 2000 (4)
5. A racehorse becomes this, on the second 1st January following its birth (8)
6. Scottish football club Hibernian, are based in this area of Edinburgh (5)
7. Eugenio Derbez and Anna Faris star in this 2018 romantic comedy film (9)
8. The floral emblem of Scotland (7)
14. A white sparkling wine associated with celebrations, and a symbol of luxury (9)
16. A best selling novel by Ellen Hopkins, published in 2008 (9)
17. Mount Qasioun overlooks this ancient city in Syria (8)
18. In 1958, Kim Stanley and Lloyd Bridges were the leading lights in the film drama "The ___" (7)
20. In cricket, a fielding position near the boundary, behind the batsman's wicket (4,3)
22. Having excessive body weight caused by the accumulation of fat (5)
24. A silk fabric with a rippled appearance (5)
25. The Jagannath Temple is located here in eastern India (4)