The Times - Specialist - Times Literary Supplement 985 - July 26, 2013

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'The bramble, black as jet, or sloes —' (Cowper, The Task) AUSTERE
Ancient city in Israel, at handy location for development as port ELATH
Apicultural god with an eye for Mrs Orpheus ARISTAEUS
Asian emir involved in heresy practised by Apollinaris the Younger SEMIARIAN
Boy mounted dragon LADON
Characteristic of Edgeworth's landlord ABSENCE
Dennis's was sentimental BLOKE
Early poet, possibly from Macedon CAEDMON
Eminent Saxon chief in Berkshire – source of heat and light not appplicable SUNNA
Events of this Man of Steel's career satirized by Gaddis in a frolic of his own SERRA
Finn's Samuel Langhorne CLEMENS
From London, a Tuscan saint (or Dalmatian bishop) DONATUS
Haiku poet from this satisfying collection ISSA
He made a great sacrifice on behalf of Greek shipping AGAMEMNON
He's in charge of entertainment initially EMCEE
Huxley's dance LIMBO
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Italian painter with beautiful French girl as Scott character ROSABELLE
Letter of Jude, perhaps (not necessarily obscure) EPISTLE
Mallory's villain speaks of additional anxiety MORDRED
MS in Crimea may reveal early inhabitants of the area CIMMERIANS
One must get on his bike to improve on this astrophysicist's number EDDINGTON
Poet and gardener, whose thoughts on gardening were, however, unconnected SHENSTONE
Polish alternative suggested by Lindsay DUST
Putney clipper from Morton BARBER
Rhode Island graduate in business administration with posh daughter becomes French poet RIMBAUD
Satyricon's arbiter PETRONIUS
Some emigrés from Reeve and Treece THEEXILES
The past I reviewed in Syriac bible PESHITTA
Too much music? Not for the Duke of Illyria EXCESS
US poet shows courage at fortress SANDBURG
When Housman's cherry wore white EASTERTIDE
Where we should vide it, if it went before SUPRA