The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 1,240 - Aug 28 2016

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-- Apso, Tibetan breed of small long-haired dog LHASA
-- Love, actress and lead singer on some hit singles produced by Phil Spector DARLENE
Actual, even if not legally recognised DEFACTO
Amelia --, 1897-1937, US aviator EARHART
and 13 and 14: Top line on a beach HIGH
and 25 and 26: Senior cabinet minister without specified official duties LORD
Aromatic Mediterranean herb used in cookery OREGANO
Crossing place under Strait of Dover CHANNELTUNNEL
Curly lock on forehead QUIFF
Device that stops the flow SHUTOFF
Famous public school in Berkshire ETON
First set of teeth MILKDENTITION
Frederick --, author of 'The Odessa File' FORSYTH
Humorous poem in 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' FATHERWILLIAM
J M --, winner of Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003 COETZEE
Mental penetration INSIGHT
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Muscle that has three points of anchorage TRICEPS
Person from a country bordering Russia and Sweden FINN
Person selling information about racehorses TOUT
Person who tests metals ASSAYER
Phrase from Latin meaning within the womb INUTERO
Port on cape on south-west coast of the Netherlands HOOKOFHOLLAND
See 12 Across MARK
See 12 Across WATER
See 24 Across SEAL
See 24 Across PRIVY
Shed where domestic pigeons are kept DOVECOT
Slang for knockout KAYO
Soaked in liquid without boiling INFUSED
To a degree (mainly US) ANYWISE
Toothed wheel or rack RATCHET
__ Kane, 1941 film starring Orson Welles CITIZEN