The Telegraph - GENERAL CROSSWORD NO: 618 - Sep 5 2004

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- - Bay, largest inlet in US Atlantic coast CHESAPEAKE
Begging a ride from passing motorists Thumbingalift
Bratislava's country SLOVAKIA
Cacomistle, small mammal related to the raccoon RINGTAIL
Condition of lacking transparency OPACITY
Continental boarding-house PENSION
Device by which machine is regulated CONTROL
Dish of chopped recooked meat HASH
Embezzlement of goods on board ship Plunderage
Friendly understanding developing into an alliance between Britain, France and Russia TRIPLEENTENTE
Genus of freshwater and marsh terrapins EMYS
Goodbye, a Japanese interjection SAYONARA
Inflammation or reddening of the skin SUNBURN
Insect of the cockroach family with large spiny forelegs PRAYINGMANTIS
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Japanese hostess trained to entertain men GEISHA
Ndjamena is the capital of this African country CHAD
Old verse form of six six-lined stanzas SESTINA
Ostentation, excessive pride VANITY
Practice of sabotaging a computer system HACKTIVISM
Rare-earth metallic element, atomic no. 39 YTTRIUM
Relating to evil spirits DEMONIACAL
Saint - - , mother of Constantine I HELENA
Sharp bend in a road HAIRPIN
Short relatively uncomplicated aria ARIETTA
Small wild horse of the steppes of South European Russia TARPAN
This dean of St Paul's Cathedral was known as the 'gloomy dean' INGE
Trincomalee's country SRILANKA
Variety of winter apple brought from Normandy to Yorkshire Ribstonpippin