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RACKThe _, an instrument of torture that stretched the body of the victim (4)
VENOMPoison secreted by some snakes, spiders, insects and introduced into the body of the victim by bite or sting
IRONMAIDENPress people to assist in making an instrument of torture (4,6)
SIDETRACKDiversion is mounted by detective with an instrument of torture (9)
GADGETRYAttempt at an instrument of torture by ingenious devices
EARACHEForm of torture that may involve hammer and anvil
KILLThey normally ___ their prey by pouncing on the back of the victim and biting the neck or back of the head
OWEN__ Armstrong, builder who has been one of the victims of Phelan's bullying in Coronation Street (4)
SAVERescue the first of the victims in rough sea (4)
VASEVessel such as a tulipiere or rosebowl for cut flowers; or, the body of the Corinthian capital (4)
FUZZThe ___, an old-fashioned slang term for the police (4)
HULLThe body of the vessel is in port (4)
INCAEmpire that stretched as far south as Chile
HADJ"The ___: An American's Pilgrimage to Mecca"
EKEDStretched the budget, with "out"
LIEDStretched the truth?
GENECancer researcher Siddhartha Mukherjee's "The ___: An Intimate History"
BSEDStretched the truth, informally
ASCENDERThe part of a lower-case letter that extends above the body of the letter
NORTHUMBRIAIn Anglo-Saxon Britain, a region that stretched from the Humber to the Firth of Forth (11)