The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 1,095 - Nov 17 2013

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-- Pierce, 14th US president FRANKLIN
At --, under threat of injury or death GUNPOINT
Author of 'The Thirty-Nine Steps' BUCHAN
Carbolic acid, a poisonous caustic compound PHENOL
European freshwater pike-perch Zander
Excessive sentimentality SCHMALTZ
Experiencing sadness or sorrow UNHAPPY
Extinct member of the horse family QUAGGA
Extravagant elaborateness FLAMBOYANCE
Fall from surfboard or skis WIPEOUT
Great difficulty in learning to read or spell DYSLEXIA
Gulf of --, large bay on north coast of Australia CARPENTARIA
Narrow neck-like passage at lower end of womb CERVIX
National assembly of Bulgaria SOBRANJE
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Nervously excited in anticipation AFLUTTER
Not in good taste ABITOFF
OT character who was betrayed by Delilah SAMSON
Person deputed to watch proceedings OBSERVER
Rhetorical utterances ORATORY
Scottish form of the word lowland LALLAN
Slang for someone's name or nickname MONIKER
Slight illness or indisposition AILMENT
Stately home with deer park in Bedfordshire WOBURNABBEY
Strong masculine pride MACHISMO
US president from Plains, Georgia JIMMYCARTER
Valerian, a medicinal plant ALLHEAL
Valley near Hardknott Pass in the Lake District ESKDALE
Yellowish-white powder, an oxide of a rare-earth element YTTRIA