The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 653 - Apr 26 2021

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'The Facts in the Case of M. --', a short story by Edgar Allan Poe VALDEMAR
-- Dexter, actor who played Harry Luck in the 1960 film 'The Magnificent Seven' BRAD
-- Russell Smith, painter best known for his illustrations of the American Civil War Xanthus
-- Smyslov, winner of the 1957 world chess championship match against Mikhail Botvinnik VASILY
1986 film directed by Oliver Stone PLATOON
1998 Italian film, titled 'Frivolous Lola' in the UK MONELLA
2010 South African film starring John Cleese and Troye Sivan SPUD
2011 film directed by Steven Soderbergh HAYWIRE
A belief within the Swaminarayan sect of Hinduism AKSHARDHAM
African country on the Red Sea ETHIOPIA
American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer COUNTBASIE
Author of the nonsense poem 'The Owl and the Pussy-Cat' EDWARDLEAR
Author of the novel 'Fahrenheit 451' RAYBRADBURY
Castle in Angus, Scotland GLAMIS
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Elsie and Doris --, comedy duo known as Gert and Daisy WATERS
Israeli airline ELAL
John Barrymore's co-star in the 1931 film 'Svengali' MARIANMARSH
John Stuart --, English philosopher and economist MILL
Leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, before and after World War II XAVIERCUGAT
Mountain in Malaysia, the highest peak in Borneo kinabalu
Mountainous republic in central Asia TAJIKISTAN
Nickname of Captain John McIntyre in the M*A*S*H franchise TRAPPER
Norman --, astronomer who founded the science periodocal 'Nature' LOCKYER
One of the pen names of Karen Blixen, author of 'Out of Africa' ISAKDINESEN
River in Peru UCAYALI
Sax --, author of the novel 'The Mystery of Dr Fu-Manchu' ROHMER
Sir Gordon --, English jockey; Viv --, West Indian cricketer RICHARDS
Stephen King novella upon which the 1986 film 'Stand by Me' was based THEBODY