The Telegraph - GK CROSSWORD NO: 997 - Jan 1 2012

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Clues Answers
'-- Macbeth', eponymous community copper in a BBC1 drama in the 1990s HAMISH
Biblical city near the Dead Sea JERICHO
Collector of bookplates EXLIBRIST
Command or request solemnly ADJURE
Common garden heliotrope CHERRYPIE
County, port and mountains in eastern Ireland WICKLOW
Cover an opening for the second time RECLOSE
Fairytale character associated with his sister in a tale by the Brothers Grimm HANSEL
Finally before going to bed at night LASTTHING
Formal association of people with similar interests SOCIETY
Former name for the Uluru monolith AYERSROCK
Fruit of various North American shrubs of the holly family INKBERRY
Greek goddess of retribution and vengeance NEMESIS
Hungarian-born American escapologist HOUDINI
Informal expression for a social gathering in the afternoon TEAFIGHT
Clues Answers
Japanese form of puppet theatre BUNRAKU
Jean --, author of 'Antigone' ANOUILH
Joseph --, antiseptic pioneer 1827-1912 LISTER
Object of fairytale quests POTOFGOLD
Old slang expression for an important person BIGCHEESE
Russian or Polish beetroot soup BORSCHT
Smallest functional element in grammatical structure of a language TAGMEME
Someone who draws out or makes something appear EDUCTOR
Sweet crystalline alcohol that can be used as a substitute for sugar XYLITOL
Tediously repetitive, lacking in variety HUMDRUM
Town in Metropolitan Borough of Dudley HALESOWEN
Town west of Knoxville in Tennessee OAKRIDGE
Tropical allergic dermatitis DHOBIITCH
US flag, Stars and Stripes OLDGLORY
Variety of pool with 15 red balls, one white ball and six balls of other colours SNOOKER