The Telegraph – General Knowledge – Mar 4 2018 Crossword Solution
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22nd and 24th President of USA |
GROVERCLEVELAND |
Attractive combination of sparkle and vitality |
PZAZZ |
Author of ‘Cakes and Ale’ |
SOMERSETMAUGHAM |
Big wheel by River Thames |
LONDONEYE |
Bivalve mollusc of the genus Solen |
Razorfish |
Character known as ‘The Whelp’ in ‘Hard Times’ |
TOMGRADGRIND |
Charlotte M. –, author of ‘The Heir of Redclyffe’ |
YONGE |
City and resort in south-east Florida |
MIAMI |
City on Gulf of Mexico in western Florida |
STPETERSBURG |
Costa –, part of the Spanish coast |
BRAVA |
Deadly poison from a ranunculaceous plant |
Aconitum |
Desiderius –, Dutch philosopher |
ERASMUS |
Expression from French meaning as a friend |
ENAMI |
In a ridiculous manner |
ABSURDLY |
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Inscription of three letters |
TRIGRAM |
Insulated container to keep food cold |
COOLBAG |
Japanese therapy involving the laying on of hands |
REIKI |
Mercenary in feudal Japan |
NINJA |
Of some rocks formed in late Jurassic period |
RHAETIC |
Open by tearing |
UNRIP |
Phrase from Latin meaning by the very act |
IPSOFACTO |
Playfully mischievous scamp |
SCALLYWAG |
Port in Sicily by strait of the same name |
MESSINA |
Sir Harry –, 1921-2001, Welsh singer and entertainer |
SECOMBE |
Standard monetary unit of the Maldives |
Rufiyaa |
Strait between European and Asian Turkey; shop or bus (anag.) |
BOSPHORUS |
Thick laying on of pigments |
IMPASTO |
Town in Metropolitan Borough of Dudley |
HALESOWEN |