The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 986 - Oct 9 2011

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Be oppressive or burdensome to someone WEIGHDOWN
Book of church songs of praise HYMNAL
Collection of dried plants HERBARIUM
Description of sport performed on or in water AQUATIC
Fabled female monster GORGON
Flesh of a deer used as food VENISON
Folded-over pizza CALZONE
Having enough money to bear the expense AFFORDING
Informal North American phrase meaning mistaken or wrong OFFBASE
Kind of barge that is sharp at both ends WHERRY
Large plastic container filled with compost GROWBAG
Located towards or near the side of a ship or aircraft OUTBOARD
Long-handled halberd POLEAXE
Lower house of the Danish Rigsdag FOLKETING
Never before published UNEDITED
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Of peoples that include Magyars, Ostyaks and Voguls UGRIAN
Period of mountain-building OROGENY
Person living in another country for financial reasons TAXEXILE
Port on the Severn estuary west of Bristol AVONMOUTH
Scientific study of animals ZOOLOGY
Shakespeare drama referred to as the 'Scottish Play' MACBETH
Sirius, the brightest of its kind in the heavens DOGSTAR
Small compartment for dressing and undressing CUBICLE
Soft alloy of tin, antimony, copper and usually lead BABBITT
Someone who works on a barge KEELMAN
Standard used for comparison YARDSTICK
Substance for killing weeds HERBICIDE
Tawny coloured European nightbird BROWNOWL
Toasted snack said to be Welsh RAREBIT
US state known as the Land of Enchantment NEWMEXICO