Complete Clue List
Across
1. British philosopher whose book "The Principles of Mathematics" was first published in 1903 (8,7)
9. "The ___", a short story by Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1856 (9)
10. Cas ___ portrayed Alex Kamal in the American TV science fiction series "The Expanse" 2015-22 (5)
11. A dark tea grown in China, that is partly fermented before being dried (6)
12. A process of examining something in detail in order to understand it (8)
13. American rock band who recorded "A Practical Guide to Astral Projection" in 1992 (6)
15. ___ McKinney, American actress who portrayed Whitney Houston in the 2017 film "Bobbi Kristina" (8)
18. A 2015 American horror film, directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein (8)
19. "The Dream of ___", a novel by English art historian Iain Pears published in 2002 (6)
21. A TV sitcom about the UK's Home Guard during World War 2, starring Arthur Lowe and Clive Dunn (4,4)
23. Von ___ was cast as Johnny Lee, in the 1996 film "Darkman III: Die Darkman Die" (6)
26. American author of children's literature, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1998, Karen ___ (5)
27. A schedule showing the departure and arrival times of trains and buses (9)
28. Irish-bred racehorse, winner of the Irish Grand National in 2015 (7,3,5)
Down
1. A double-reed instrument, with a range two octaves lower than that of the oboe (7)
2. The largest and northernmost of the Kermadec Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean (5)
3. The 2018 action thriller film "How It Ends" was directed by David M. ___ (9)
4. Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Hollywood Gold Cup in 1950 (4)
5. A studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Feist released in 2007, "The ___" (8)
6. A gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell (5)
7. Listen to a conversation without the speaker's knowledge (9)
8. The capital city in the Thessaly region of Greece (7)
14. The largest city and capital of Somalia (9)
16. A set of moving stairs that take people from one level to another in large buildings (9)
17. An Arab sword with a curved blade, that is sharp only on its outer edge (8)
18. Cher's 1973 album "Bittersweet White Light", includes the song "I Got It Bad ___ Ain't Good" (3,4)
20. Marine mollusks with rough irregular shells, found on the sea bed in coastal waters (7)
22. "One Jump ___", a 1955 crime film starring Paul Carpenter and Diane Hart (5)
24. A puzzle consisting of pictures representing syllables and words (5)
25. A word spoken at the end of a prayer, meaning so be it (4)