The Telegraph General Knowledge - Crossword Answers | 2012 10 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Thickset finch that extracts seeds from the cones of conifers CROSSBILL
US artist and filmmaker, one of the foremost exponents of pop art ANDYWARHOL
Younger son of Cymbeline (Shakespeare), disguised under the name of Cadwal ARVIRAGUS
Russian river, rising in the Ural Mountains PECHORA
Rare light silvery-white metallic element SCANDIUM
Pseudonym of Herman Cyril McNeile, creator of Bulldog Drummond SAPPER
Former English gold coin first issued in 1351 NOBLE
Gustav --, US furniture designer influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement STICKLEY
Howard --, star of many film musicals of the 1950s KEEL
In medieval folklore, the king of the fairies OBERON
Jonathan --, author of 'Gulliver's Travels' SWIFT
Long-distance trail from Oughterard, County Galway to Ballycastle, County Mayo WESTERNWAY
1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott ALIEN
African country, on the Red Sea ETHIOPIA
Mathurin --, French satirist (1573-1613) REGNIER
Musical comedy based on Alan Bennett's screenplay 'A Private Function' BETTYBLUEEYES
Nancy --, fictional sleuth created by Edward Stratemeyer DREW
Popular song (lyrics by Gus Khan), written in 1927 SIDEBYSIDE
European Community treaty setting out the terms for the creation of the European Union MAASTRICHT
David --, winner of the 2001 Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club DUVAL
Ancient city, north of the Persian Gulf SUSA
Character in Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Mikado' POOHBAH
ACTIVE VOLCANO IN THE PHILIPPINES TAAL
Patriotic song from a poem by James Thomson, set to music by Thomas Arne RULEBRITANNIA
Region of France on the Bay of Biscay PAYSDELALOIRE
World heavyweight boxing champion (1952-56) ROCKYMARCIANO
THIRD LONGEST RIVER IN EUROPE DNIEPER
Marcus --, Roman emperor (161-180AD) AURELIUS