The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 12 - Jan 12 2009

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'To --', a poem by John Keats AUTUMN
1973 Elton John hit single DANIEL
A 1934 C.P. Snow novel, 'The --' SEARCH
A character in 'Bleak House' CHADBAND
A character in 'David Copperfield' HEEP
A George Orwell novel, 'The Road to -- Pier' WIGAN
A peninsula in the Ukraine between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov THECRIMEA
A port near the mouth of the Boyne in Co Louth in the Republic of Ireland DROGHEDA
A smooth hard yellow or whitish cheese CHEDDAR
A unique or extraordinary person or thing ONER
Another name for white whale BELUGA
Author of 'Bleak House' and 'David Copperfield' DICKENS
British novelist and poet whose novels include 'The Egoist' and 'Diana of the Crossways' MEREDITH
Capital city of ancient Egypt, situated on both sides of the Nile THEBES
Eric Morecambe's comedy partner ERNIEWISE
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He speaks the famous 'Queen Mab' speech in 'Romeo and Juliet' MERCUTIO
Herb --, trumpeter and leader of the Tijuana Brass, and the 'A' in A&M Records ALPERT
Island formerly known as Formosa TAIWAN
Israeli town thought to be where Jesus Christ lived during his childhood NAZARETH
Italian composer and violinist PAGANINI
Madame --, one of the Wombles CHOLET
Marc --, French painter CHAGALL
Nancy --, the first woman member of Parliament ASTOR
Robert --, US poet who won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for 'Lord Weary's Castle' LOWELL
Slow-witted character developed by Edgar Bergen in his Charlie McCarthy radio show MORTIMERSNERD
The 1844 Epsom Derby winner ORLANDO
The land of pygmies in Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' LILLIPUT
The territory of Athens in ancient Greece ATTICA
Type of Indian cooking in which meat, vegetables, etc are baked over charcoal in a clay oven TANDOORI
US dancer (1877-1927) ISADORADUNCAN