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Les Misérables Crossword Puzzle

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My first crossword marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Victor Hugo's masterpiece, Les Misérables. Clues mostly draw on the book, with a couple of references to the musical thrown in.
Author: lorance79 - Diff: Harder

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      1. He was born inside a jail
      5. To shrink back in fear, like Cosette from Mme Thenardier
      7. International System of Units (abbrev.)
      9. Eggs (plural)
      10. In favour of
      11. Code for John Lennon airport
      13. "She was joy itself"
      14. Leader of the ABC cafe
      16. 14th letter
      17. Cosette's real name
      20. Lyric from the musical: "The foreman is always in ____"
      21. Leave
      22. One millionth of a millimetre
      23. Valjean found Cosette trembling here (sing.)
      25. One of the great lakes
      27. Chemical symbol for mercury
      29. Always
      30. An appeal for mercy, as Fantine did to Valjean
      33. Religious painting or sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary holding the body of Jesus
      34. Mathematical constant
      35. System of short-distance radio communications
      37. Otherwise
      39. Abbreviation for information
      40. Valjean carried Marius through this
      42. Adverb of negation
      44. Internet country code for Haiti
      45. Italian river
      46. Antonym of out
      47. Treacherous innkeeper
      50. In the past
      51. Definite article
      52. Fantine sold these to get money for Cosette
      53. Valjean did this from prison
      54. Liturgical season leading up to Christmas

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      1. The first name of Victor Hugo's father
      2. Avenue (abbrev.)
      3. The protagonist of the story is Jean _______
      4. A small loaf of bread, usually for one person
      5. Hold firmly
      6. Hugo diverts from the main story to reflect on this famous battle
      7. In order that
      8. Prisoners in the chain gains wore shackles made of this
      10. Cosette's father was _____ Tholomyes
      12. Marius' last name
      13. One of Valjean's pseudonyms
      15. Regarding (abbr.)
      18. 180 degrees from NW
      19. Number of Tony awards won by the Broadway musical
      23. Take a small mouthful of water
      24. Eponine's age at death, in Roman numerals
      26. Valjean was in jail for this many years
      28. A street urchin who is killed on the barricades
      29. The Thenardiers' elder daughter
      31. One of the craters on Ganymede
      32. Lyric from the musical: "rest _______ Monsieur, he will answer to the court"
      36. The first person to treat Valjean with kindness
      38. Internet country code for Estonia
      39. A great website for trivia! (abbrev.)
      41. Valjean's hair was this colour
      43. Antonym of "off"
      47. Sydrome of temporary memory loss (abbrev.)
      48. Exclamation of discovery
      49. Soak to remove fibre, as with flax
      50. Electrical current that is not direct