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1 The Unicorn, a constellation south
of Gemini and east of Orion (9)
6 A light open four-wheeled
carriage, usually drawn by a pair
of horses (7)
10 A line of combustible material, as
gunpowder, for leading fire to an
explosive charge (5)
11 Decoration of pseudo-oriental
inspiration (11)
12 Plato's followers or philosophical system (7)
13 A device for performing
calculations, superseded by the
electronic calculator (5,4)
14 Japan's third largest city, on the island of Honshu (5)
15 Fictional English county in novels
by Anthony Trollope (11)
17 An imaginary place of great wealth (2,6)
19 English county situated between
Dorset and Wiltshire (8)
22 A ruling group of three men in
ancient Rome (11)
23 City in Germany's Ruhr Valley with a cathedral dedicated in the 9th century (5)
25 Term used in heraldry to describe
a beast looking backward (9)
27 Culinary term describing beef that
has been braised in wine (1,2,4)
28 One who checks for eye disorders
and defects in vision in order to
prescribe corrective lenses (11)
29 A stock theme, especially in a
literary work (5)
30 US state in which the Petrified
Forest National Park is situated (7)
31 An earring or pendant with a large
central stone surrounded by small
ones (9)
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1 A potent narcotic analgesic drug
used as as a substitute for
morphine or heroin (9)
2 A river on the US-Canada border (7)
3 An ornamental branched holder for
more than one candle (11)
4 Film for which director John G.
Avildsen won an Oscar in 1977 (5)
5 A hold in wrestling in which the
opponent's head or body is gripped between the legs (8)
6 A small cream puff with a filling,
as of cream and chocolate sauce (11)
7 Department of France that has Laon
as its capital (5)
8 The art of chasing, carving, and
embossing of metal or other
materials (9)
9 President of Tanzania from 1964 to
1985 (7)
15 One who is near to attaining
nirvana but delays doing so
because of compassion for human
suffering (11)
16 Comic actor who played the title
role in the 1996 film "Sgt.
Bilko" (5,6)
18 A wild ass of a subspecies native
to the Tibetan plateau (9)
20 US state lying between the
Mississippi River and the Smoky
Mountains (9)
21 Former British coin, withdrawn
from circulation in 1961 (8)
22 The principal island of the
British Virgin Islands (7)
24 Zodiacal constellation between
Libra and Sagittarius (7)
26 1987 action movie starring
Sylvester Stallone (5)
27 A fragrant essential oil obtained
from petals (5)
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