The Guardian - Quick crossword No 11,986 - Oct 7 2008

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18th century portrait painter ZOFFANY
Boastful and bullying talk BLUSTER
Bobby POLICE
Caribbean country HAITI
Causing feelings of fear or repulsion CREEPY
Charles, film star and director CHAPLIN
Elevated LOFTY
Food (that one can drink!) TOAST
Lazy person IDLER
Man's hat TRILBY
Normal - genuine NATURAL
Ordinary - monotonous HUMDRUM
Percussion instruments CYMBALS
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Plant with minty leaves used in cooking or as medicine HYSSOP
Precious stone ZIRCON
President of Venezuela CHAVEZ
Problem such as this PUZZLE
Proportion RATIO
Push - boat BARGE
Reeds for roof THATCH
Rural community VILLAGE
Sailor YACHTSMAN
See 1 CONSTABLE
True to one's country etc LOYAL
US city CHICAGO
Usually dark brown mineral UMBER