Sat Tel GK

[agedlisa]

An awful lot this week - I'm ashamed!!! 7d Roughly chipped flint,once thought to be an early stone tool or other artefact, now thought to be product of natural geological processes (6) E * * * T * 13ac Caste of wingless sterile ant with large head and powerful jaws, whose main role is to defend the colony (7) S * * * I * R 29ac Genus of common clubmoss and a flammable yellow powder used in fireworks and fingerprint powder (10) L * C * * * * * U * 21d A reef-like ridge of rock a narrow cliff projection or stratum (5) L * D * E (is it ledge?) 31d "It is easier to make a camel jump a ----- than to make a fool listen to reason" English proverb! (5) * * T * * 30d Jackknife position used in diving (4) * * C * 45a Person said to communicate with good and evil spirits in a trance like state (6) * * * M * N 45ac English pop duo well known for top 10 hits 'Ship of Fools' and 'A little Respect' (7) E * A * U * E 43d Edict with the force of of law in Tsarist Russia (5) U * A * E

[Prudentia]

eolith
soldier
lycopodium
ledge
erasure
ditch
pike

[Prudentia]

sorry missed one
ukase

[ulysses100]

43d ukase

[Prudentia]

sorry missed another one shaman

[ulysses100]

45a shaman

[baitress]

7d - eolith.
13a - soldier
29a - lycopodium.
21d - ledge.
31d - ditch.
30d - pike.
45a - shaman.
45a - erasure.
43d - ukase.

[agedlisa]

Thank you baitress and others for your knowledgeable help. I was particularly thick this week so am very grateful!!

[Dee Sa]

sorry to be a wet blanket, but I got all these answers except the camel proverb from Google.