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MEGALOMANIACPower-crazed person MICHAELROSENNovelist and poet who succeeded Jacqueline Wilson as Children's Laureate in 2007 PINKCADILLACElvis Presley’s car – or a movie starring Clint Eastwood (4,8) BRESTLITOVSKTreaty which ended Russia’s involvement in the first world war (5-7) GEORGEBORROWAuthor of Lavengro and Romany Rye TRICKORTREATHalloween cry GUSTAVMAHLERBohemian-born Austrian composer and conductor whose works include Das Lied von der Erde WALDORFSALADThe third episode of the second series of Fawlty Towers CAPRICORNONE1978 thriller movie about a Mars landing hoax starring Elliott Gould and James Brolin JACKOLANTERNAnother name for a will-o’-the-wisp BENDTHERULESTake some liberties AFTERTHOUGHTPS (12) GHOSTPEPPERSThey're at least 170 times hotter than Tabasco sauce HAMMERHEADEDLike a certain shark or bat – not the sharpest tool in the box? (12)