The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 1,310 - Jan 7 2018

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Clues Answers
'-- the Night Before Christmas', poem by Clement Clarke Moore TWAS
-- Dahl, author of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' ROALD
-- Dunaway, US actress FAYE
-- Hughes, Australian fast bowler who played in 53 Tests in 1985-94 MERV
-- wave, rippling effect produced by spectators at a sports event MEXICAN
1930 novel by Somerset Maugham CAKESANDALE
1941 classic drama film starring Orson Welles CITIZENKANE
Ancient alphabet used in Celtic and Pictish inscriptions OGAM
Ancient region east of Adriatic Sea ILLYRIA
Annual rugby union match between England and Scotland CALCUTTACUP
Aromatic pot herb CHERVIL
BBC TV panel game based on true meanings of obscure words CALLMYBLUFF
Deposition of early-morning moisture DEWFALL
Dutch football club named after hero in Homer's 'Iliad' AJAX
Earthed metal screen surrounding piece of equipment FARADAYCAGE
Fifth book of the Bible DEUTERONOMY
Clues Answers
From 2000 the official name of Calcutta KOLKATA
Fruit that's a cross between a grapefruit and an orange UGLI
Gain access to a mainframe or server system LOGON
Holly genus ILEX
Irish female singer with hit 'Orinoco Flow' in 1988 ENYA
Joaquin --, Spanish composer of 'Concierto de Aranjuez' RODRIGO
Joseph --,1672-1719, English author ADDISON
Moulding with cross-section in the form of a letter S OGEE
River and state in Germany SAAR
Rod --, British rock singer STEWART
Singer awarded OBE in 1995 ELAINEPAIGE
Slang word meaning vulgar or inferior NAFF
Small draining-shaft STULM
System of widescreen cinema presentation IMAX
Tanker creating an oil spill in Alaska in 1989 EXXONVALDEZ
Town with Roman remains in north-west Italy AOSTA