The Times - Cryptic - Club Monthly 20015 - November 30, 2001

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18th century form of suite of which Bach wrote several PARTITA
1956 film starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida TRAPEZE
A basic arsenate of copper which is found in Cornwall and Ireland ERINITE
A coin in use at various times in Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, The Sudan, Syria and Tunisia PIASTRE
A defensive earthwork along the Welsh border, stretching from the mouth of the Dee to that of the Severn OFFASDYKE
A densely populated upland plateau of the Andes, stretching from Peru to Argentina ALTIPLANO
A London theatre closely associated with the clown Joseph Grimaldi, where he first performed at the age of two SADLERSWELLS
A Medieval historian whose Chronicles detail many events of the Hundred Years' War FROISSART
A Shakespearean heroine who was murdered by a jealous husband DESDEMONA
A type of Mexican salamander commonly retaining its larval character throughout life AXOLOTL
American composer who collaborated on Carousel and Pal Joey, among others RODGERS
An American genus of snakes, also called Micrurus ELAPS
An aromatic herb of the aster family which can be used to flavour beer ALECOST
Austrian Expressionist artist, strongly influenced by Klimt SCHIELE
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English antiquary and writer on alchemy, whose collection formed the basis for museum in Oxford ASHMOLE
English epic poem, the source for an opera by Penderecki PARADISELOST
Europeanized Central American persons of mainly Spanish origin LADINOS
In Scottish law, the stipend payable after a parish minister's death to his next of kin ANNAT
Isle of northern Kent, site of a former 17th century naval dockyard SHEPPEY
London thoroughfare originally laid out by John Nash REGENTSTREET
One of an imaginary race described by Pliny, having a single foot large enough to be used as a sunshade MONOPOD
One of the best known works of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, written in 1888 SCHEHERAZADE
South American capital which was sacked by English buccaneers in 1595 CARACAS
The 22nd state of America, its name deriving from an indian word for 'thicket clearers' ALABAMA
The first American ambassador to London, later to become president ADAMS
The major mountain chain of North America ROCKIES
The part of Salisbury's old name it took from a nearby Iron Age fort SARUM
The winners of the FA Cup in 1984 EVERTON