The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 1,248 - Oct 23 2016

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Admiral James T --, William Shatner's role in 'Star Trek' films KIRK
Archetypal south-east England lowbrow female ESSEXGIRL
Beat or sent back sound REVERBERATED
Circular hollow of rock KETTLEHOLE
Double-reeded woodwind instrument OBOE
Dull and lacking excitement PROSAIC
Ebb, a flowing back REFLUENCE
Expel tenants from property EVICT
Ferriferous tourmaline ZEUXITE
Football club based in Amsterdam AJAX
Grasp roughly or hastily GRAB
Greek writer of fables AESOP
Heavy axelike tool ADZE
Holy --, the Scriptures WRIT
In exaggeratedly bright shades TECHNICOLOUR
In USA a name for various birds of the family Icteridae MEADOWLARK
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Inisheer is in this group of islands ARAN
Instance of looking or searching QUEST
Japanese musical instrument KOTO
King of Mercia, 757-796, dyke builder OFFA
Listened without the speaker's knowledge EARWIGGED
Name of three kings of ancient Persia ARTAXERXES
Near Ravenna, Italian motor-racing circuit IMOLA
One assisting an enemy occupying one�s country COLLABORATOR
Parasitic arachnid TICK
Pearly-white burrowing marine invertebrate RAGWORM
Rather jaundiced YELLOWISH
Sicilian volcano ETNA
Sparkling wine from Piedmont ASTI
Three-dimensional environment generated by a computer CYBERSPACE
Town on River Shannon ATHLONE
Uncontrollable course of events FORCEMAJEURE