The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 856 - Apr 12 2009

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-- -- Islands, islands off the coast of Senegal CAPE
-- facto, by the very fact IPSO
-- Monsoon, part played by Jennifer Saunders in �Absolutely Fabulous� EDINA
Activity in the form of entertainment after dark NIGHT
Alois --, Austrian skater 1898-1918 LUTZ
Ancient ruined capital of Assyria NINEVEH
Another name for the soapbark tree Quillai
Associate of Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators ACIS
Benevolent creature in folklore (3-3-2-3-4) LOBLIEBYTHEFIRE
Botanical term meaning to wither gradually from the tip backwards DIEBACK
Bound hole-electron pair in a semiconductor EXCITON
Bracken-like frosty encrustation on window Icefern
Destroying recording of audio or video tape ERASING
Floating oil-rig with more than half its structure under water SEMISUBMERSIBLE
Golda --, Israeli stateswoman 1898-1978 MEIR
Informal Australian expression meaning to make attempt to deceive COMETHERAWPRAWN
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Jazz musician who performs occasional solo passages SIDEMAN
John James --, American naturalist and artist 1785-1851 AUDUBON
Made one�s way by pushing and shoving JOSTLED
Mechanical device in instructional programme TEACHINGMACHINE
Member of an American Indian people of Peru QUECHUA
Modern offensive term for one lacking in culture CHAV
Number eight or nine iron in golf NIBLICK
Obsolete word meaning verdure GREENTH
SECOND PART OF 11 ACROSS LIFE
SECOND PART OF 22 ACROSS VERDE
Sir Malcolm --, conductor and composer 1895-1967 SARGENT
The hymn �Holy, holy, holy' SANCTUS
Tony --, golfer who won the Open championship in 1969 JACKLIN
Village on west shore of Loch Lomond LUSS
Villain in �Oliver Twist� FAGIN
Words indicating that something will be easy NOSWEAT