The Telegraph - GENERAL CROSSWORD NO: 684 - Dec 11 2005

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Aggressive display of military power SABRERATTLING
Alternative name for an inlet of the Ionian Sea GulfofLepanto
Bad or disorderly government MISRULE
Capital of Roraima in northern Brazil BoaVista
Chief god of the ancient Greeks ZEUS
Condiment that is a pickling medium VINEGAR
Excited in anticipation NERVOUS
Fertile female insect QUEENBEE
Greek hero next to Achilles in the Trojan War AJAX
Inflammation of upper part of windpipe LARYNGITIS
Jumping with gaiety FRISKY
King of England from 1037 to 1040 HAROLD
Mixed figure of speech? METAPHOR
Official criminal prosecutor in Venice Avvogadore
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One of two funny little fat men in 'Through the Looking-Glass' TWEEDLEDEE
Open gallery in real tennis DEDANS
Overfastidious person FUSSPOT
Paint or draw in dots or separate touches STIPPLE
Plate or similar device for controlling or diverting flow BAFFLE
Red-blooded worm ANNELID
Ridge on fingerboard of a stringed instrument FRET
Shem's father in the Old Testament NOAH
Small edible mushroom often found in a fairy-ring CHAMPIGNON
Small Greek restaurant TAVERNA
Table weighed down with much food Groaningboard
Thin brown scale such as one of those that cover ferns Ramentum
Truth is told under the influence of alcohol INVINOVERITAS
Word used by actors in mock conversation RHUBARB