The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 865 - Jun 14 2009

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-- Bremner, impressionist RORY
Afro-Caribbean hairstyle in tightly braided flat strips CORNROW
Anglo-Saxon kingdom or present-day county ESSEX
British politicians opposed to creation of Federal Europe BRUGESGROUP
Colloquial word for sanction OKAY
Crumbly white low-fat Greek cheese FETA
Expression of contempt or impatience PSHAW
Heavenly body visible at night STAR
Important person or one who thinks he is MUGWUMP
Island in Mediterranean south of Sicily MALTA
John --, English poet 1795-1821 KEATS
Lowest layer of the atmosphere TROPOSPHERE
Matter thrown out by volcanoes Ejectamenta
Military unit temporary HQ COMMANDPOST
Monte --, mountain between Italy and Switzerland ROSA
Of a door, only slightly open AJAR
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On the peak or summit ATOP
Owl that has a shrill cry SCREECH
Part of battery producing current by irreversible chemical action PRIMARYCELL
Region of North Island, New Zealand BAYOFPLENTY
Restructuring in Soviet Union in 1980s PERESTROIKA
Round flat bone on front of joint in middle of leg KNEECAP
Slang word for prison NICK
Spanish horseman's helmet-like cap with flap MONTERO
Surgical instrument for dissecting muscle MYOTOME
Swift forward movement by police BATONCHARGE
The simplest of the ketones ACETONE
Three-handed card-game using 32 cards SKAT
Upper part of the gullet PHARYNX
Word from French meaning without SANS
Word from German for a run in a bobsleigh competition LAUF
�The Forsyte --', John Galsworthy SAGA