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Letters from clue answers are transferred to their correspondingly numbered spaces in the grid, and vice versa, so as to reveal a quotation from a published work. Clue answers' initial letters will reveal its author and the title of the work.

A Use an elbow to stir up dip? (6) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

4 71 163 36 141 21
B Torn off amid conflict period lasting over three hundred hours (9) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

133 9 72 137 34 119 178 79 144
C Given leave to discuss evergreen demand on the system (10) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

19 99 86 26 64 162 105 2 177 169
D One extremely old African currency (semi-transferable) company is backing (12) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

75 165 38 102 16 51 183 161 106 33 57 118
E What refereemight do in a compact car, possibly (8) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

20 108 120 73 140 30 124 189
F Belittling term describing looters at heart divided by five? (11) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

89 85 100 125 3 28 148 69 132 58 13
G Described in French I -- la danseuse -- made a saucy dish (9) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

155 158 78 145 27 61 111 188 42
H A very regrettable choice of attire? (9) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

174 80 122 77 10 45 107 1 97
I Prevents theinterlinking of gametes with lacerations as far as possible? (8) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

166 50 154 15 116 180 157 126
J Unfinished party platform provides a passenger list (8) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

156 82 147 95 55 127 35 104
K Someone making a case for employment through badly written prose (8) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

173 49 66 76 167 40 135 150
L Moving westward, draw out work in tropical canal road (7) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

129 11 143 7 87 152 41
M Substantial greeting involves regular doses of flattery (5) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

138 22 59 134 48
N This could represent "aid" or "gem"? (8) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

117 29 92 159 184 81 151 6
O Recently discovered modern love preserved by a pile of cash (8) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

112 164 94 70 142 24 88 43
P For example, bent rib requiring an exchange of hands for tumblers? (9) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

121 168 32 65 128 46 171 103 90
Q Unrestrained great mob ruins city -- I do curse every other one of them (12) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

14 37 31 74 185 93 68 96 182 190 5 98
R Mostly candid about returning bribe: it is complementary (8) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

175 160 12 130 110 153 84 67
S Tavernkeeper primarily serving liquid repast? (7) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

114 47 109 186 170 52 63
T It's used on board to obtain transportation right away from racecourse (9) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

181 17 39 176 25 8 44 83 172
U Someone listening in proved a seer wrong without a trace of perspicacity (12) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

56 54 91 179 131 113 149 123 62 23 139 115
V In retreat, Eastern enthusiast exercises new heavenly body (7) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

53 146 101 18 60 136 187

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To enter this competition send the list of clue answers to derekharrison@yahoo.com before the 8th March 2008. The first correct solution picked will receive a copy of Chambers Biographical Dictionary which has been donated by the publishers.

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