Complete Clue List
Across
1. In the past a horse-drawn vehicle for public hire, (esp. in England) (7,8)
9. An American science fiction comedy directed by Mel Eslyn, released in 2022 (9)
10. Michael ___ portrayed Jamal Armstrong, in the 2004 American comedy drama "She Hate Me" (5)
11. The time during which a particular position is held (6)
12. An island nation in "Gulliver's Travels", a novel by Jonathan Swift (8)
13. The largest island in French Polynesia (6)
15. Branch of mathematics, developed independently in the 17th century by Newton and Leibniz (8)
18. The Place du Jeu de Balle is located in the centre of this European capital city (8)
19. An official, usually periodic, enumeration of a population (6)
21. A novel by Robert Ludlum published in 1980, "The Bourne ___" (8)
23. A young-adult novel by Neal Shusterman, published in 2016 (6)
26. "The Answer ___ Life", track 6 on the Backstreet Boys 2000 album "Black & Blue" (2,3)
27. Actress cast as the Duchess of York, in the 1955 British film "Richard III" (5,4)
28. A British thriller film released in 1955, starring Richard Conte and Rona Anderson (6,3,6)
Down
1. Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury in 1969 (7)
2. Track 7 on Mariah Carey's 2002 studio album "Charmbracelet" (5)
3. An inflammation of the kidneys (9)
4. In the 1966 sports drama film "Grand Prix", ___ Montand starred as Jean-Pierre Sarti (4)
5. Richard Gere starred as Julian Kay, in the 1980 crime drama "___ Gigolo" (8)
6. The brightest star in the constellation Orion (5)
7. Location of the United States Naval Academy (9)
8. Large areas of landed property, especially in the countryside (7)
14. A 1958 romantic comedy film, featuring both Cary Grant and Sophia Loren (9)
16. A 1970 psychological thriller, starring Stefanie Powers as Susan Roberts (9)
17. A manufacturer of bows and arrows (8)
18. Archibald Alec Leach (Cary Grant) was born in this city in South West England in 1904 (7)
20. Released in 2019, a studio album by singer-songwriter Emily King (7)
22. Innsbruck is the capital of this Austrian federal state (5)
24. Wayland ___ portrayed Dr Milton Croaker, in the 1918 silent film "Watch Your Neighbor" (5)
25. An American horror film released in 2003, featuring Billy Zane as Adrian (4)