15 across , freshwater fish of the salmon family, similar to a trout(4)C - - - 12 across, shakespear tragi-comedy set in britain and rome circa 1AD(9) - - M - - L - - E 27 down, speech sound that distinguishes one word from another(7) - - O - - - E 24 down, metrical foot of two short syllables followed by a long one (8) - N - - - - S -