The Telegraph - GENERAL CROSSWORD NO: 788 - Dec 16 2007

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1828 novel by Sir Walter Scott FairmaidofPerth
Alternative spelling for resin of hemp HASHEESH
Aquatic larvae of certain flies NAIADES
Chinese fruit with whitish juicy pulp (alt. spelling) LITCHI
Coarse-grained igneous rock Monzonite
Collection of star systems GALAXY
Deciding round at a gymkhana JUMPOFF
English organic chemist awarded Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1937 HAWORTH
In botany, having the leaflets in pairs Jugate
Inability to extend the hand Wristdrop
Interference by a government in economic matters Interventionism
Italian name for port and tourist centre in southwest Italy NAPOLI
Language of southwest India MALAYALAM
Like the period of harvest or maturity Autumny
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Medical term for German measles RUBELLA
Medieval guild of merchants HANSE
Mountainous region of China TIBET
Oil obtained from sesame seeds GINGILI
Part played by Patricia Routledge in a BBC drama series HettyWainthropp
Public convenience with a high degree of luxury SUPERLOO
Radiolocation apparatus RADAR
Semi-mythological Jutish leaders who set up an independent Anglo-Saxon kingdom in Kent HengistandHorsa
Seminars, meetings for discussion COLLOQUIA
Small antelope of African savannah ORIBI
Small cup with cleansing solution for organs of sight EYEBATH
Small seasoned ball of pounded meat or fish QUENELLE
Sponge cake soaked in coffee and Marsala TIRAMISU
Unusual lack of energy LANGUOR