Complete Clue List
Across
1. (and 5 across) English dramatist, whose first play "A Taste of Honey" premiered in 1958 (7,7)
5. See 1 across (7)
9. The legendary sword belonging to King Arthur (9)
10. Published in 1842, "Dead Souls" is a novel by Russian writer Nikolai ___ (5)
11. In Greek mythology the daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris (5)
12. Maureen ___ starred as Beatrice Carbone, in the 1962 film "A View from the Bridge" (9)
13. Lorraine ___ was cast as Alana Blanchard in the 2011 drama "Soul Surfer" (9)
17. The 2005 studio album "Someone with Skin", was recorded by Namibian singer ___ Nel (5)
18. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet (3)
19. Lieutenant Governor of Alaska from 2002-2006, ___ Dwight Leman (5)
20. The studio album "Songs of Love & Loss" was released by this Australian singer in 2007 (4,5)
22. Malagasy football club, winner of the Madagascar THB Champions League in 1981 (2,7)
25. In 2016 this American singer released the studio album "More Rain" (1.4)
27. A binary compound of oxygen with another element or group (5)
28. A South-east Asian country consisting of more than 13,000 islands (9)
29. (and 30 across) Scottish writer, of the 1908 children's book "The Wind in the Willows" (7,7)
30. See 29 across (7)
Down
1. (and 19 down) Published in 1924, "The Garden of Folly" was penned by this Canadian satirist (7,7)
2. A spreadsheet software program written and distributed by Microsoft (5)
3. The opening track on Billy Joel's 1982 album "The Nylon Curtain" (9)
4. Released in 1955, the war film "To Hell and Back" was directed by Jesse ___ (5)
5. Leading character in "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas (1'8)
6. Permitted by law (5)
7. An event or experience that is intensely distressing (9)
8. (and 21 down) Mexican actress who was Sofia, in the 1996 soap opera "Sentimientos Ajenos" (7,7)
14. Claudia ___ was cast as Renate Muller, in the 1997 film "Snide and Prejudice" (9)
15. British architect who designed the Kingham Hill School in Oxfordshire, William Howard ___ (4-5)
16. Professional dancer and winner of the UK TV series "Strictly Come Dancing" in 2020, ___ Mabuse (3)
17. Scottish National Hunt jockey, winner of the 2013 Grand National riding Auroras Encore (4,5)
19. See 1 down (7)
21. See 8 down (7)
23. Irish writer whose novel "Nights of Rain and Stars" was published in 2004, ___ Binchy (5)
24. American rock band whose debut album "Toothbrush" was released in 2002 (2.3)
26. The first wife of Emperor Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire, ___ Sultan Begum (5)