The Telegraph - GENERAL CROSSWORD NO: 554 - Jun 15 2003

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Clay and cement mixture used as a protective covering LUTE
Cut of beef above leg and below aitchbone SILVERSIDE
Dame - - Christie, English detective-story writer AGATHA
Earl of Leicester who effectively ruled England from 1264 to 1265 SIMONDEMONTFORT
Expert in soil management and crop production AGRONOMIST
Famous public school in Berkshire ETON
Formal or solemn command FIAT
Former Chinese monetary unit TAEL
From Dickens' character, a mean or miserly person SCROOGE
Fruit pie cooked with covering of caramelised pastry TARTETATIN
Globular clouds of intermediate height ALTOCUMULI
Hardwood from genus Khaya used for furniture etc. Africanmahogany
Hinged plate with hole through which a staple fits HASP
His wax melted and he drowned in the Aegean in Greek mythology ICARUS
Hypothetical place where two parallel lines join at infinity Idealpoint
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Island centre of early Celtic Christianity IONA
Largest British species of bat NOCTULE
Leached soil typical of regions with sub polar climate Podsol
Live in a tent ENCAMP
Louisa May - - , US novelist ALCOTT
North American tree-climbing animal RACCOON
Of a range of columns round a building or square Peristylar
Open-sided gallery or arcade LOGGIA
Pendulous skin under throat of cattle and dogs DEWLAP
Performers in this step round bladed weapons SWORDDANCE
Site of the most famous oracle of Apollo DELPHI
Slang for property obtained by theft SWAG
Suffix used to denote person engaged in a certain activity STER
Time when oysters are in season RMONTHS
Unpleasant feeling left behind AFTERTASTE