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Cryptic 15x15 Standard Crossword - Compiled By John Mann
Date: 27 Apr 2009
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Across
1. French poet recites summaries (abridged) when upset (6)
4. Snack consumed by leading English novelist (8)
9. Where a chicken won't exactly produce eggs? (6)
10. Most important being on top of the world (5,3)
12. A lavish formal dance (4)
13. Tia ____ - US actress 'Sister, Sister' (5)
14. You and I have joined together, haven't we? (4)
17. A zinc oxide pigment used in house paints (7,5)
20. Having an atomic number greater than 92 (5-7)
23. Indicates a negative response (2-2)
24. Ren? _____ - French novelist ''Humble Amour' (5)
25. Some Cornish ale may well be brewed here! (4)
28. Scottish writer of adventure novels (1721-1771) (8)
29. Dashing fellows with real edge to them (6)
30. The 'Stars and Stripes' (3,5)
31. Novelistic lord races in French city (6)
Down
1. A 'canton' in Luxemburg - population 100 (8)
2. Upton ____ US author and social activist (8)
3. ex Foreign Secretary's European retreat (4)
5. Jean Eugene ____ - 19c French magician (12)
6. Charge imposed and collected (4)
7. Sean ____ - 20th century Irish playwright (6)
8. Type of net designed to catch a group of elusive fish (3-3)
11. Sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig (4-3-5)
15. Manacles (5)
16. Christina ____ Australian novelist (died Sydney 1983) (5)
18. Mix of gin and sweet vermouth - used in dating! (3,3,2)
19. Marian ____ - US contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (8)
21. A type of dolphin (6)
22. French adverb 'at the bottom' (2,4)
26. Israel's national airline (2,2)
27. Many recline on fine earth (4)