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1. Symphonic suite by Rimsky-Korsakov
inspired by the Arabian Nights (12)
7. A quartzlike form of hydrated
silica often used as a gemstone (4)
11. The long, fleshy leaf-stalks of a
garden rheum used as food (7)
12. Occurring every eight years (9)
13. Former name of the Chinese port
now known as Xiamen (4)
14. One who studies the origins of
words and the development of their
meanings (11)
16. The capital of Puerto Rico (3,4)
17. A Roman gladiator using a net to
trap his opponent (9)
18. A native Indian soldier under
British military discipline (5)
20. A canon for three or more
unaccompanied voices singing at
the same pitch or in octaves (5)
22. Greek island in which the Minoan
civilisation flourished circa 3000-
1100 BC (5)
24. US state in which is found the Ice
Age National Scientific Reserve (9)
27. The terminal or electrode by which
electrical current leaves a cell
or battery (7)
29. One with the supposed faculty of
perceiving things or events beyond
normal sensory contact (11)
31. A horizontal passage leading into
a mine, for the purpose of
entrance or drainage (4)
33. Novelist whose works include
"Mr. Norris Changes
Trains" and "Goodbye to
Berlin" (9)
34. A follower of the 14th-century
religious reformer John Wyclif (7)
35. In astronomy and geology, a period
of one thousand million years (4)
36. The science of space travel (12)
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1. In mathematics, a number not
expressible by an ordinary
(finite) fraction (4)
2. Popular poet who was a
distinguished classical scholar
and professor of Latin at Cambridge (7)
3. Intended to withstand hard use (5-4)
4. Director of the film "This is
Spinal Tap" (3,6)
5. The chief monetary unit of Poland (5)
6. US city nicknamed Motown,
containing the headquarters of
Ford, Chrysler and General Motors (7)
8. An untutored painter with a direct
naive style (9)
9. Signs attached to a motor vehicle
to indicate it is being driven by
a learner (1-6)
10. A long-haired variety of cat,
goat, or rabbit (6)
15. Principal goddess of ancient
Egypt, sister and wife of Osiris (4)
17. City on the Seine where Joan of
Arc was executed in 1431 (5)
19. Edible greenish nut from a tree
that is native to western Asia (9)
21. An athletic contest in which each
competitor takes part in ten
different events (9)
22. Film for which Lee Marvin won an
Oscar in 1966 (3,6)
23. A fencing sword similar to a foil (4)
24. The largest city in Kansas (7)
25. A mechanical model of the solar
system (6)
26. Horizontal side-stems of a plant
that root at the tip to form new
plants (7)
28. The Japanese art of folding paper
into decorative shapes and objects (7)
30. The only poisonous snake found
wild in Britain (5)
32. The eighth day after the nones in
the ancient Roman calendar (4)
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