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