The Telegraph General Knowledge - Crossword Answers | 2013 01 21

crossword answers
Clue Answer
NOVEL BY P.G. WODEHOUSE PSMITHINTHECITY
Large grey songbird with a red patch under the tail CRISSALTHRASHER
Pseudonym used by the hymn writer Anne Steele (1717-78) THEODOSIA
Rock and roll song sung by Eddie Cochran, released in 1958 SUMMERTIMEBLUES
Spanish drink of red wine mixed with lemonade, fruit, and spices SANGRIA
Italian variety of chicory, eaten raw in salads RADICCHIO
In Greek mythology, the Muse of love poetry ERATO
George --, real name of Mary Ann Evans, English novelist ELIOT
Gemstone with a brilliant play of colours NOBLEOPAL
'The -- of the Tiger', a Tom Clancy novel TEETH
'The Iron --', 1956 film starring Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn PETTICOAT
-- Nikolova, Macedonian author of the children's book 'Zoki Poki' OLIVERA
1941 film starring Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, and Brian Aherne SKYLARK
A downy or woolly covering, as on the young of certain birds FLOCCUS
A robot-like creation from the children's TV series 'Dr Who' DALEK
BBC radio programme featuring ventriloquist Peter Brough and his dummy EDUCATINGARCHIE
Channel 4 sitcom starring Dermot Morgan FATHERTED
Former capital and chief port of Nigeria, on the Bight of Benin LAGOS
French river: scene of heavy fighting in World War I SOMME
In Greek mythology, a mountain nymph OREAD
'The --', a collection of 100 tales by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75) DECAMERON
Salman --, author of 'The Satanic Verses' (1988, Whitbread Novel Award) RUSHDIE
Rock and roll song sung by Little Richard, released in 1956 RIPITUP
Mack --, film producer (1880-1960) SENNETT
Long hard bolster used to support one's uppermost knee when sleeping on one's side DUTCHWIFE
An attempt to obtain ecclesiastical dispensation etc., fraudulently; surprising by stealth OBREPTION
French silver coin of the 16th century TESTOON
City and resort on Biscayne Bay, Florida MIAMI