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Cryptic 15x15 Standard Crossword - Compiled By John Mann
Date: 02 May 2006
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Across
1. Medicated lozenge to soothe the throat (6)
4. German romantic writer (1759-1805) (8)
9. A patient American dramatist (6)
10. Having an excessive susceptibility (8)
12. Earl who became a nonsense-writer (4)
13. Gloria _____- US writer and therapist (5)
14. Study intensively, as before an exam (4)
17. Phenomenon in which waves of light are restricted in direction of vibration (12)
20. An abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion (12)
23. Savoury dish of different meats and vegetables (4)
24. 'The _____ Mutiny' (Humphrey Bogart film) (5)
25. Dept. of medicine (abbr.) (4)
28. Author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (8)
29. Nero's tutor seen, surprisingly, over California (6)
30. Thomas Brodie _____ - child TV actor in 'Bobbie's Girl' (8)
31. U.S. prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) (6)
Down
1. English novelist (1815-1882) (8)
2. Capable of being treated by surgical operation (8)
3. Some Cornish ale may well be brewed here (4)
5. American frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West (8,4)
6. American composer seen during the festive season (4)
7. James _____ - US film and TV actor ('The Last Winter') (6)
8. An abundance of possessions and resources (6)
11. Question repeatedly in order to confirm previous statements (5,7)
15. Financial aid Lincoln relied on to win his Civil War (5)
16. Influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (5)
18. British statesman who, as Prime Minister, bought a controlling interest in the Suez Canal (8)
19. Fay _______ - poet and author mostly for womens' magazines (8)
21. English poet and craftsman (1834-1896) (6)
22. English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (6)
26. Author found in this island? (4)
27. Wager with a Greek letter (4)