The Telegraph - GENERAL CROSSWORD NO: 580 - Dec 14 2003

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- - fish, long narrow fish with whiplike tail SCABBARD
Alternative name for the Great Bear URSAMAJOR
Author and lawyer noted for his 'Life of Samuel Johnson' BOSWELL
Brief turbulent storm SQUALL
Disallow the argument and decide against OVERRULE
Dried rhizome, smelling of violets, used in perfumery ORRISROOT
Explain or set forth in detail EXPOUND
Garlic-flavoured mayonnaise AIOLI
Hebrew prophet of 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon EZEKIEL
High pointed headdress worn by bishops MITRE
How liquids diffused through a semipermeable membrane OSMOSED
Instrument for measuring angles OCTANT
Lake in Sierra Nevada mountains between California and Nevada TAHOE
Land adjacent to the ocean SEACOAST
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Newspaper employees who report from foreign countries CORRESPONDENTS
Northeast Indian state in the central Brahmaputra valley ASSAM
Of favouritism shown to one's relatives or close friends NEPOTIC
Orchestral kettledrums TIMPANI
Person claiming to have magical powers CHARMER
Plaster or cement used to make architectural mouldings STUCCO
Plug (especially of tobacco left in pipe) DOTTLE
Residence of British monarchs from 1697 to 1837 STJAMESSPALACE
Senior clerics in the upper house LORDSSPIRITUAL
Single amount of money instead of several LUMPSUM
State in northern Mexico with capital of the same name CHIHUAHUA
Steam locomotive which used to haul heavy loads Tractionengine
Tie for first place DEADHEAT
Wild animal especially the puma or lynx CATAMOUNT