Complete Clue List
Across
1. Composer of the film score for the 1978 film "The Lord of the Rings" (7,8)
9. A powerful circular current of water, the result of conflicting tides (9)
10. The debut studio album by American rock band Seven Mary Three, released in 1994 (5)
11. The 1999 studio album "Silver Gorilla" was recorded by the American band The ___ Pit (6)
12. A writer or composer of sacred songs (8)
13. "Ready ___ Go!" a 1960's TV pop/rock music programme, presented by Cathy McGowan (6)
15. Liable to lead to sudden change or violence (8)
18. American athlete, winner of the Women's 2004 ITU Triathlon World Championship, Sheila ___ (8)
19. An American crime film released in 1988, starring Matt Dillon and Andrew McCarthy (6)
21. A standard set of letters used to write languages (8)
23. Track 6 on the studio album "20Ten", released by Prince in 2010 (6)
26. American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Mother Goose Stakes in 1974, Chris ___ (5)
27. The circular rotating platform of a record player (9)
28. Actress who led the way as Mary, in the 1926 romantic comedy film "Memory Lane" (7,8)
Down
1. The Palais des Sports de Beaublanc is located in this French city (7)
2. Letter of the Greek alphabet, which denotes the ending of a series or sequence (5)
3. The Rijksmuseum is located in this European capital city (9)
4. A long dagger with a straight blade, formerly worn by Scottish Highlanders (4)
5. In 1795, Scottish missionary Robert Moffat was born in this village in East Lothian (8)
6. A spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows operating systems (5)
7. Port Louis is the capital city of this island nation in the Indian Ocean (9)
8. In 1975 ___ Newman was cast as Carol van Sant, in the horror film "The Stepford Wives" (7)
14. Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Golden Rose Stakes in 2015 (9)
16. A translucent form of gypsum, typically white, often carved into ornaments (9)
17. A science fiction novel by Scott Sigler, published in 2007 (8)
18. A piece of equipment used to perform aerial acrobatics, especially in a circus (7)
20. Track 3 on American country singer Thomas Rhett's 2017 album "Life Changes" (7)
22. English writer Ronald Blythe was born in this village in the county of Suffolk in 1922 (5)
24. A studio album by Joan Jett with The Blackhearts, released in July 1983 (5)
25. In Greek Mythology the ship in which Jason sailed in search of the Golden Fleece (4)