telegraph gk 06/08

[cheshunt]

1 down.  Covered with protective barbs spines or hairs S - - - S -

6 down Applaud a performanence with shouts of "Excellent, very well donein Italian B - A - I - S - M - Could it be bravissimo?

19 across A poet who composes verse that expresses deep personal emotion    -Y - I - T

20 across  Ancient Greek belt or girdle worn by women.

36 across.  Original Latin word that is usually contracted to viz. V - D - L - C - N

38 across.  Of an image that is almost as accurate as a photograph   E - D - T - C

And lastly !! 47 down. Not conformimg to Jewish dietary law.  - R - F

[ygm]

Try these:

setose, bravissimo, lyrist, cesti, videlicet, eidetic and tref.

[Minoru]

I bet that with a  shaded answer TREF on 47D we are going to have a shaded answer OIL in the Monday Herculis crossword!

[Judy Colley]

38across:  eidetic

[cheshunt]

Tanks to all.

[cheshunt]

Thanks to all.