The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 198 - Aug 6 2012

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A bright orange-red colour NACARAT
A brother of Snoopy in the 'Peanuts' comic strip OLAF
A lead-grey or black mineral, found as a copper ore or in veins CHALCOCITE
Author of 'The White Tiger', the 2008 winner of the Man Booker Prize ARAVINDADIGA
Bing --, US crooner CROSBY
British TV puppet character created by David Claridge RolandRat
Character in Nicholas Rowe's play 'The Fair Penitent' LOTHARIO
City on the coast of the island of Negros in the central Philippines BACOLOD
Collection of short stories by Irvine Welsh THEACIDHOUSE
Collection of short stories by Sheridan Le Fanu INAGLASSDARKLY
Country in the United Kingdom ENGLAND
Fast-growing evergreen Australasian tree EUCALYPTUS
Filippo --, Italian founder of futurism MARINETTI
Fish with a formidable barbed dorsal spine on its tail STINGRAY
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Fred --, a theatre impresario of the British music hall KARNO
Garment of animal skins worn in southern Africa KAROSS
Mel --, composer of 'The Christmas Song', with Bob Wells TORME
Milton --, US economist (1912-2006) FRIEDMAN
Nocturnal burrowing lizard-like reptile with a crest of soft spines along its back TUATARA
Peter --, author best known for his novel 'Jaws' BENCHLEY
Philippe --, French painter (1831-94) PARROT
Retreat used by the president of the United States CAMPDAVID
Second largest city in Estonia TARTU
Short novel by Maria Edgeworth published in 1800 CASTLERACKRENT
Small iridescently coloured Amazonian freshwater fish NEONTETRA
Titus --, fabricator of the Popish Plot OATES
Toy similar to a bandalore or quiz YOYO
Triangular promontory of eastern Greece ATTICA