The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 308 - Sep 15 2014

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'Daily --', tabloid newspaper founded in Manchester in 1909 by Sir Edward Hulton SKETCH
1934 purge in Nazi Germany, known as Night of the Long -- KNIVES
A dark spot in a crystal MACLE
A foul at snooker INOFF
American actor who played Henry Aldrich in the radio comedy 'The Aldrich Family' EZRASTONE
An Italian cow's milk cheese SCAMORZA
Annual championship of Major League Baseball WORLDSERIES
Any of various strong alcoholic drinks, especially Holland gin SCHNAPPS
Arboreal cat CLOUDEDLEOPARD
Author of the historical novel 'The Captain's Daughter' PUSHKIN
Berry much used in Mexican cooking TOMATILLO
Chief port of Ghana TAKORADI
Francis --, French composer (1899-1963) POULENC
Greek philosopher; crater on the moon PLATO
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Industrial city in Germany, on the River Elbe DRESDEN
Largest tributary of the Hudson River MOHAWK
Meggie --, English stage and film actress (1899-1923) ALBANESI
Metallic element, symbol Nb NIOBIUM
Mikhail --, Russian poet (1814-41) LERMONTOV
Paste or dip made of chickpeas mashed with oil, garlic, lemon juice, and tahini HUMMUS
Rod-shaped structure found in cells of some plants and animals RHABDOID
Rooster appearing in fables about Reynard the Fox CHANTICLEER
Scottish band probably best known for their 1994 cover version of The Troggs 'Love is All Around' WETWETWET
Sea goddess, wife of Oceanus TETHYS
The head of a family in an Irish sept; a spiritual successor COARB
The horse of day in Norse legend SKINFAXI
The sexual attachment of a female child to her father ELECTRACOMPLEX
The slab, plain or sculptured, between the triglyphs of a Doric frieze METOPE