The Telegraph - GENERAL CROSSWORD NO: 496 - May 5 2002

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Abbreviation for a London football team LORIENT
Alternative spelling for movable part of a helmet covering the face VIZOR
Arm of Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland GulfofBothnia
Bitter compound extracted from bark and wood of tree of the same name QUASSIA
Containing terms with powers no higher than the power of two QUADRATIC
Crater caused by the collapse of a volcano CALDERA
Cylindrical roll of cured tobacco leaves CIGAR
Dashing, debonair young man GALLANT
Enforced absence from one's country or home EXILE
Excessive fullness due to overeating REPLETION
Instrument for measuring increase of speed especially of an aircraft or rocket ACCELEROMETER
Instrument for measuring small quantities Microdetector
Jewish Feast of Lots celebrated about March 1st PURIM
Long usually curved Turkish dagger YATAGAN
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Most outstanding athlete in school sports VICTORLUDORUM
Of or relating to a major sanctuary of Zeus OLYMPIC
Ore of arsenic used as a pigment REALGAR
Person who highjacks an aeroplane SKYJACKER
Person who is very brave LIONHEART
Senior member of a group who is female DOYENNE
Smelly relative of the weasel POLECAT
Sudden gust of wind or air BLAST
Swift antelope GAZELLE
System of broadcasting stations NETWORK
Textile centre in eastern Netherlands Hengelo
Trifoliate plant of the clover genus TREFOIL
Unconcealed, open to view OVERT
Vestal virgin in Roman legend who betrayed Rome to the Sabines TARPEIA