The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 1,359 - Dec 16 2018

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Anglo-Saxon language up to about 1100AD or 1150AD OLDENGLISH
Ballroom dance in quadruple time FOXTROT
Behave in a carefree or playful manner ROLLICK
Brightly-coloured parrot LORY
Buddhists' and Hindus' principle of retributive justice KARMA
Dame Anita --, English retail entrepreneur RODDICK
Daughter of a poor villager of Blackmoor Vale in a Hardy novel TESS
Disease with abnormal dryness of the skin XERODERMIA
Eel split and boiled SPITCHCOCK
Eighth sign of the zodiac SCORPIO
In the Old Testament the first wife of Jacob LEAH
Indian stringed instrument SITAR
King of Wessex from 802 to 839 EGBERT
Krung Thep is the Thai name of this Thai city BANGKOK
Leader of a country's Jewish community CHIEFRABBI
Legislator appointed by party to enforce discipline WHIP
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Member of a Hindu military caste RAJPUT
Monstrous bird of Persian fable SIMURGH
One leading during a race PACESETTER
One of an Iranian race living in central Asia TAJIK
Organ stop with the quality of a flute CLARABELLA
Paul --, 1898-1976, US bass singer ROBESON
Pile of discarded clothes on carpet, say FLOORDROBE
Pompous self-important person of rank PANJANDRUM
Slanderous attack SMEAR
Sour substance that is sharp in taste ACID
Spiv or con man RORTER
Spot on display screen BLIP
Timber or stone over doorway or window LINTEL
Vegetable also called lady's fingers OKRA
Yerevan is the capital of this Asian country ARMENIA
Zaragoza's river EBRO