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MRSCLAUSArctic cookiemaker RASPUTINInfamous Russian mystic OPENPLANLike an office designed for collaboration ASGOODASVirtually IDARESAY"Seems to me..." ACADEMIADark ___ (aesthetic associated with old libraries and tweed) ECHIDNASOnly egg-laying mammals besides platypuses VIRGINALAncient poet stuck with an unusually old keyboard ORATORIOOne making a speech at Number Ten - to music CITATIONBibliography listing RELEVANTOn point RECKLESSLike crazy driving - though without a crash, we're told OLDFRUITDear fellow died in our lift, putting that out of order CHANCEITTake a risk