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