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