Complete Clue List
Across
1. English novelist of the Victorian era, his novel "Ayala's Angel" was published in 1881 (7,8)
9. The chart topping song "Five Long Years" was recorded by this blues singer in 1952 (5,4)
10. Singer Debbie Harry was born here in Florida in 1945 (5)
11. "___ Go" a novel by Alice Robinson published in 2024 (2,3)
12. Laguna de Apoyo Nature Reserve can be visited in this country in Central America (9)
13. Canadian writer Hilda Mary Hooke was born in this English village in 1898 (7)
15. "The ___" a play adapted in 1988 for television, starring Dorothy Paul and Eileen McCallum (7)
17. Made certain (synonym) (7)
19. P.A.S. Korinthos is a Greek football club based in this port city (7)
20. The title character of a German folk tale, the "___ of Hamelin" (4,5)
22. Gyeongsang National University is located in this city in South Korea (5)
24. An act committed in violation of the law (5)
25. The 2018 studio album "Lush" was recorded by this American indie rock musician (5,4)
26. Studio album from the Canadian all-girl rock band Lillix, released in 2006 (6,3,6)
Down
1. Italian explorer born in 1454, from whose name the term "America" was derived (7,8)
2. French racehorse, winner of the Prix des Trois Ans in 1916 (5)
3. A 1983 British television drama, starring David Morrissey and James Hazeldine (3,6)
4. Louves Minproff ladies football team play at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in this African city (7)
5. British silent film released in 1929/30, featuring Janice Adair as Margot Lynn (3,4)
6. English singer whose album "The Letter" was released in 2015 (5)
7. Member of a Protestant society founded in Northern Ireland in 1795 (9)
8. Actress cast as Alex in the 2018 American drama "One Last Thing" (9,6)
14. Preparations applied externally to change or enhance the beauty of skin (9)
16. A 2012 Indian romantic comedy film, starring Reshma Rathore as Shreya (2,7)
18. A partial payment made at the time of a purchase (7)
19. A small bouquet of flowers, often worn on a woman's dress on formal occasions (7)
21. Implore, especially emotionally (5)
23. In the 2014 Canadian thriller "Ally Was Screaming", ___ Matter portrayed Andrew (5)