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• Cruel oppressive rule
• Friend at length to become less interesting
• Arty novel by Pole from American city concerns The Terror
• Mall forerunner's become tiresome
• Cruelty that's ultimately necessary in radio
• Athena, as concealed in shadow
• Radio bringing in leader of Yemen's despotic regime
• *Lack of subtlety
• Become tedious letter-writer, by the sound of it?
• Lose its excitement
• Lose its appeal
• Weary? Get a blanket
• Authoritarianism
• Strict rule: radio has to impress Yankee
• Rule that should be broken?