Complete Clue List
Across
1. Israeli desert
4. Japanese wrestlers
7. Collective items of interest within a gallery
8. Kept going but shorter
10. Top room in the house
12. Swiss town and district known for its cheese
13. Russian Spacecraft and program
15. Stone animals that guard Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square, London
17. Underground chambers in a hillside/cliff sometimes used as dwellings
20. Pilgrimage city
23. Larger Caribbean island nation
24. Italian city that is the setting of "The Taming of the Shrew"
25. Moses' brother
26. Alcoholic drink used as currency in early days of the New South Wales settlement
27. Biblical African country thriving in the 21st Century
28. West African country: ____ Coast (anglicised)
Down
1. Isthmuses
2. Slimy, gooey (British informal)
3. Liechtenstein capital
4. Madame de ___ Key figure in the French Revolution
5. California city and country named after St Matthew: San ____
6. Hessian bags for carrying dry goods
9. Canadian political family
11. Manhattan district with its own film festival
14. Ride sharing company originating in India
16. Initially, the Big Apple
17. A small group of trees
18. Date of the WWII Pacific Surrender (1,1,3)
19. German automobile manufacturer specialising in microcars
20. Home of the Dolphins, Heat and Marlins
21. Transported goods nominally a shipload
22. Informal moniker for the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)