cryptic 196

Sensation and Nauru.

Maybe...

45a Sensation? (a public triumph can be a sensation)
53a Nauru? Aurum is Latin for gold, and Nauru is an island in the Pacific

thanks very much Contrex, sounds good to me!!!!

Rachel

Re: cryptic 196
Just to confirm Francis and Contrex -

45a - funny sonnet is a huge public triumph - s?n???i?n

funny (strange, mixed up, - anagram) SONNET IS A = SENSATION = huge public triumph

53a - bearing gold, you are returning to an island in the Pacific - N?u?u

bearing (containing) gold (AU = chemical symbol) you are (UR) returning (backwards) (RU) to an = aN+AU+RU = NAURU = island in the Pacific.