The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 670 - Aug 23 2021

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'The Rape of --', a sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini PROSERPINA
-- Lewis, winner of the 1930 Nobel Prize in Literature; author of the novel 'Main Street' SINCLAIR
1941 film starring Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart HighSierra
1988 film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Virginia Madsen GOTHAM
1993 memoir by the American author Susanna Kaysen GIRLINTERRUPTED
2017 film starring Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, and Carmen Ejogo ROMANJISRAELESQ
Ancient Greek colony of southern Italy near the Gulf of Salerno ELEA
Australian acacia tree with edible seeds WIRILDA
Bruce --, Canadian singer-songwriter whose single 'Walk This Road' was taken from his album 'Of Your Son' GUTHRO
Capital of Bahrain MANAMA
Cirque de Soleil touring production, created in 1994 ALEGRIA
Commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force SQUADRONLEADER
Dame Marie --, Polish-born ballet dancer and teacher RAMBERT
Former name (1940-57) of the Russian city of Perm MOLOTOV
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Genus of flowering plants from the orchid family ISOTRIA
Georg --, German anatomist and physiologist (1829-1905) MEISSNER
George --, composer of 'Rhapsody in Blue' GERSHWIN
Jacques --, former president of France CHIRAC
Jay --, American comedian and talk show host LENO
Jazz standard written by George and Ira 17 Across IGOTRHYTHM
John --, author of the short story 'The Enormous Radio' CHEEVER
Jomo --, the first president of Kenya KENYATTA
Konrad --, pioneering computer scientist (1910-95) ZUSE
Paul --, Swiss-born artist (1879-1940) KLEE
Play by Arnold Wesker THEKITCHEN
Randy --, writer of the song 'Mama Told Me Not to Come' NEWMAN
Scarecrow character featured in books by Barbara Euphan Todd WORZELGUMMIDGE
The soluble matter found in starch AMIDIN