The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 1,567 - Dec 11 2022

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'Prince --', opera by Borodin IGOR
Alter facts or figures dishonestly COOKTHEBOOKS
American band fronted by Nile Rodgers CHIC
Anton --, 1824-1896, Austrian composer BRUCKNER
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of -- BEACONSFIELD
British universities considered to have the highest academic standards RUSSELLGROUP
Demon in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' PUCK
Earlier name for the Jewish month of Nisan ABIB
Egyptian port located in the Nile delta ALEXANDRIA
Eight-day Jewish festival of lights HANUKKAH
Expression from Latin meaning 'where mentioned above' UBISUPRA
Furnace used in iron-foundries CUPOLA
German luxury and commercial vehicle brand MERCEDESBENZ
Gliding swiftly over a rink ICESKATING
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Grey-green lizard of tropical America IGUANA
Imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368 YUAN
International team event in tennis DAVISCUP
Letter addressed by the Pope to all his bishops ENCYCLICAL
Lively and tuneful musical drama LIGHTOPERA
Occurring without identifiable cause or justification UNPROVOKED
Piece of metal used for strengthening a joint in a wooden framework TPLATE
Port on the Gulf of Sidra in northern Libya BENGHAZI
Sacred river in Coleridge's 'Kubla Khan' ALPH
Shares entitling the holder to part of a company's profit EQUITY
Slow formal dance originating in Spain PAVANE
Stodgy pudding or sweetmeat STICKJAW
The capital of Lesotho MASERU
The protective covering of an ovum EGGCAPSULE