The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 1,599 - Jul 23 2023

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-- book, something about which one knows nothing CLOSED
A Ghanaian people ASHANTI
A supernatural creature or fairy, such as Robin Goodfellow HOB
American annual plant with orange or yellow flowers CALIFORNIAPOPPY
Australian city, home to the Gabba cricket ground BRISBANE
Bantu people of Lesotho BASUTO
Base SI unit of electric current AMPERE
Daughter of Calchas who deserted her lover Troilus CRESSIDA
Dish of cabbage and potatoes BUBBLEANDSQUEAK
Duke of --, title held by Gerald Wimsey in a series of books by Dorothy L Sayers DENVER
Emmanuel --, 1841-1894, French composer CHABRIER
French prison stormed in 1789 BASTILLE
In grammar, a word or clause enlarging the subject or predicate ADJUNCT
Independent committee appointed by the government QUANGO
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Joke exploiting different meanings of words that sound alike PUN
Made a sudden involuntary expiration SNEEZED
Model of Ford car that replaced the Cortina SIERRA
Most impervious to light OPAQUEST
Of languages and people including Magyars, Ostyaks and Voguls UGRIAN
Remote South Atlantic archipelago FALKLANDISLANDS
Ship's computer on board the Liberator in the BBC series 'Blake's 7' ZEN
Southern US state with the capital Little Rock ARKANSAS
Steve Martin film, a modern retelling of the play 'Cyrano de Bergerac' ROXANNE
Taking possession of by force USURPING
Taxonomic suffix used to describe certain large animals REX
Tennessee --, 1911-1983, American dramatist WILLIAMS
The side of a ditch beside a rampart ESCARP
With resources and moves freely laid open CARDSONTHETABLE