The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 1,551 - Aug 21 2022

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'--: Prince of Darkness', 1966 film DRACULA
-- -- apple, apple of Sodom DEADSEA
-- Vivaldi, 1678-1741, Italian composer ANTONIO
Accordion-based dance music originating in Louisiana ZYDECO
An obsolete order of birds RASORES
Beef, lamb or pork REDMEAT
Container holding air in a balloon or airship GASBAG
Country surrounded by another ENCLAVE
Drug used to lower the level of cholesterol STATIN
Follower of a French Protestant religious reformer CALVINIST
In rocks and minerals, a tendency to split in certain directions CLEAVAGE
Incidentally, by the way APROPOS
Jane --, author of 'Northanger Abbey' AUSTEN
Long drink of rum and lime juice CUBALIBRE
Make sure of something ASCERTAIN
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Making false statements under oath PERJURY
Merry or festive occasion BEANFEAST
Midwinter festival, celebration of Shetland's Norse heritage UPHELLYAA
Not evenly balanced UNEQUAL
One from a state on the north-west coast of the Persian Gulf KUWAITI
One who does a job in place of another STANDIN
Part of a record player that carries the pick-up TONEARM
Powder used as a white pigment and in medicinal ointments ZINCOXIDE
Relating to the coloured part of the eye IRIDIAN
Someone from whom one is descended ANCESTOR
Spanish cardinal, statesman and Grand Inquisitor XIMENES
Sweet on a stick LOLLIPOP
Tall slender racing dog GREYHOUND
Town north-west of Shrewsbury OSWESTRY
Welsh first-class cricketing county GLAMORGAN