The Times - Specialist - Times Literary Supplement 995 - October 11, 2013

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'...the basis for characters, and — — — like mad' (George Melly, Owning-up) CAMPEDITUP
'I could not — '—', / When they did say 'God bless us!'" (Macbeth) SAYAMEN
'There was a looking for comfort rather than —' (James, The Convict) FINERY
A regal stimulus, it's said, for King John PHILIP
A remedy for grief for the ancient Greeks.from one pen the critics overlook NEPENTHE
A trier perhaps, more affectedly interested in painting, etc. ARTIER
Betjeman called by Poe's tintinnabulators? SUMMONEDBYBELLS
Capital French rustic from Aragon, according to index? PAYSANDEPARISLE
Composer produces sound of songster BYRD
Heavy ref ruined play HAYFEVER
Jane's mediaeval seat may also suggest ill-feeling toward Scotland? NORTHANGERABBEY
Like a pause in piano academy HIATAL
Lovable toreador a blend, to some degree, of risk-taker and one who will not tolerate any bull ADORABLE
Messenger goes to see? Quite the contrary NUNCIO
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Only Hall's kin JUST
Passionate sort of behaviour by boy in charge BYRONIC
Rune actors falsified, like the yarnspinners they are RACONTEURS
Screen print grips Hera strangely SERIGRAPH
Six-footer encountered in verse HEXAMETER
Snow lady had a summer to decide and produced a bonfire HANSFORDJOHNSON
Some type of royal abbreviation attached to north-eastern raptor ERNE
Some type to finance East European poet PETOFI
Thin 14 could be characteristic INHERENT
Threesome allowed versicle TRIOLET
Where Kim's exploits reached the heights HIMALAYA
Whither the doctor journeyed, though disdainful of its inhabitants HEBRIDES
Wind leaves nothing in order OBOE
Work is shelved here. May be carried out later LIBRARY