The Telegraph General Knowledge - Crossword Answers | 2012 12 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Comical pedant in Richard Brome's play 'The City Wit' SARPEGO
Georges --, Romanian violinist and teacher of Yehudi Menuhin (French spelling) ENESCO
In cricket, the appeal of the fielding side to the umpire to give the batsman out HOWZAT
Short story by Philip Van Doren Stern that inspired the classic Christmas film 'It's a Wonderful Life' THEGREATESTGIFT
Italian painter of 'The Madonna of the Rabbit' TITIAN
In Greek mythology, the father of Icarus DAEDALUS
Hard-wearing twill-weave cotton fabric DENIM
Game using a wooden ball and mallet CROQUET
Children's book by Chris Van Allsburg, considered to be a classic Christmas story THEPOLAREXPRESS
Victor --, Russian composer (1860-1935) EWALD
South American country, on the Caribbean VENEZUELA
Royal house of Scotland and England STUART
One of Santa Claus's reindeer RUDOLPH
A dark volcanic glass formed by very rapid solidification of lava OBSIDIAN
Italian painter of the 'Sistine Madonna' RAPHAEL
Suburb in the London Borough of Bromley PENGE
-- Schiffer, German supermodel CLAUDIA
Female graduates of a school, college, etc ALUMNAE
'Christmas Wish', a 2007 album by -- Newton-John OLIVIA
An owner of land bordering a river RIPARIAN
Abbreviated title of the most popular of all pantomimes CINDERS
The duke of Illyria in 'Twelfth Night' ORSINO
The season of Christmas YULETIDE
The title song of a 1966 Frank Sinatra album THATSLIFE
-- Dahl, author of the poem 'Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf' ROALD
A clear and colourless variety of opal in globular form HYALITE
1987 science fiction action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger PREDATOR
-- Castle, a royal residence in Aberdeenshire BALMORAL