The Telegraph - GENERAL CROSSWORD NO: 491 - Mar 31 2002

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Act of escaping by trickery or illegal means EVASION
Alternative Anglo-Indian word meaning 'thoroughly good' Pucka
An awakening from sleep AROUSAL
Aram Ilich - - , Russian composer 1903-78 KHACHATURIAN
Brazilian racing-driver, world champion in 1988, 1990 and 1991 SENNA
Colloquial expression meaning 'be reasonable' COMENOW
Colourless orange-flavoured liqueur COINTREAU
Confession of sin or guilt PECCAVI
Derivation from ancestral group DESCENT
Diced apples, celery and walnuts in mayonnaise WALDORFSALAD
Edible seeds of plants such as peas, beans and lentils PULSE
Eugène - - , French dramatist, author of 'The Bald Prima Donna' IONESCO
Excessive formation of acetone bodies in the body Ketosis
Fencing stick with a basket-hilt BACKSWORD
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Hindu blessing conferred by seeing or touching a holy person Darshan
Inflatable life-jacket named after an actress MAEWEST
Known to be honest and reliable REPUTABLE
Local government region in Edinburgh area from 1975 to 1996 LOTHIAN
National Park in Tanzania SERENGETI
Of the ark-builder in the Old Testament NOACHIC
People born under the zodiacal constellation the 'Scales' or the 'Balance' Librans
Province and port in northern Belgium ANTWERP
Publius Cornelius - - , Roman historian and author about 100AD TACITUS
Spiritual revival REBIRTH
Syktyvkar is the capital of this part of north-west Russia KomiRepublic
Tall treelike tropical or semitropical grasses BAMBOOS
Took an examination again RESAT
Traditional Derbyshire ceremony originally associated with water deities WELLDRESSING