by Ken Greatorex
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CLUES ACROSS:
1. and 3 across: Suite of techniques used by psychics, fortune-tellers, illusionists etc to discover personal details (two words, [4],[6])
3. See 1 across
8. Large macropod marsupials (slang) [4]
10. Litigate [3]
11. Genus of wading birds [7]
12. Variable resistor [9]
16. Reflection of a sound [4]
17. Negates a statement which it usually precedes [3]
19. and 22 across: Not of this Earth (Two words, [5],[11]
22. See 19 across
23. Lower projecting edges of a roof [5]
24. The Affirmative [3]
25. Consumed [3]
28. Combination of solid foods cooked and served in liquid [4]
30. Strictly a Muslim Sufi ascetic, but frequently used to describe a guru, swami or yogi [5]
32. Popular website, officially the Urban Legends Reference Pages [6]
34. Alternatively [2]
35. Clairvoyant, prophet, oracle, diviner [4]
36. Area of fibrous tissue replacing normal skin after injury [4]
37. One of a group of bones which protect organs of the thorax [3]
39. Regional speech patterns, brogues [7]
40. Greek letter, represented in uppercase as T [3]
41. Sonic art form [5]
42. Canter [4]
45. Endeavour to gain someone’s affection; court [3]
48. Eightsome [5]
49. and 32 Down, 27 Down: J. B. Rhine’s term denoting any of a range of psychic
abilities (Three words, [5],[7],[10]
51. Political Correctness (abb) [2]
52. Will _ _ _ _ , early influential American film censor [4]
55. _ _ _ _ _ _ Pentameter (poetry) [6]
56. Glowing circlets [5]
57. Core, gist, substance [3]
58. Hatred of women [8]
59. Chthonic [6]
CLUES DOWN:
1. and 30 Down: Early American writer and researcher into anomalous phenomena (Two words, [7],[4])
2. Based on principles of social equality [10]
3. Itinerary, path, road [5]
4. The other Gershwin [3]
5. Tyro [6]
6. Sludge, slime, goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze [3]
7. and 29 Down: Phrases meant to create an impression that something specific and meaningful has been said, when only a vague or ambiguous claim has been communicated (Two words, [6],[5])
9. Lacking in amplitude or quantity [6]
10. Lies, Damned Lies and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [10]
13. Deeds, doings [4]
14. and 26 Down: TV series to discover “the best psychic” (Two words, [3],[3]
15. Tell apart, distinguish, classify [4]
18. Minerals from wehich elements are commercially extracted [4]
20. Asian tropical hardwood [4]
21. Allege, adduce, claim, maintain [4]
26. See 14 Down
27. See 49 Across
29. See 7 Down
30. See 1 Down
31. Operatic song [4]
32. See 49 Across
33. The main attraction of ancient Delphi [6]
36. Pack tightly e.g for travel [4]
38. See 41 Down
41. and 38 Down: Adam and Jamie, for example (Two word form used in this puzzle, [4],[7])
43. Bullock [2]
44. Remove or obliterate data [5]
46. Suppose, consider [5]
47. Happen [5]
48. Egg [4]
50. First person singular present indicative of “be” [2]
53. Highly inclusive adjective [3]
54. Timid, bashful, diffident [3]