The Telegraph General Knowledge - Crossword Answers | 2014 01 06

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Any butterfly of several genera with a fine white band under the wing HAIRSTREAK
'Quantum of --', a James Bond film SOLACE
Port in Illinois, on Lake Michigan CHICAGO
Port on the Mediterranean coast of Spain ALICANTE
To betroth AFFIANCE
Tom --, US actor and box office star HANKS
THE ANCIENT CAPITAL OF ASSYRIA, ON THE RIVER TIGRIS NINEVEH
The state barge of Venice, used by the doge BUCENTAUR
Institution founded by Victor Gollancz, John Strachey, and Stafford Cripps in 1936 LEFTBOOKCLUB
Leon --, US literary critic and biographer (1907-97) EDEL
Ivor Novello and Christopher Hassall musical GLAMOROUSNIGHT
SEE 2 DOWN OSHEA
Large volcanic island in the middle of Lake Toba, Sumatra SAMOSIR
-- Bede, a novel by George Eliot ADAM
-- Goolagong Cawley, Australian tennis player EVONNE
A foppish fantastic megalomaniac (Shakespeare) MONARCHO
US minimalist artist (1933-96) DANFLAVIN
Thomas --, English portrait and landscape painter GAINSBOROUGH
Another term for casuarina SHEOAK
An informal social gathering with folk music, singing, dancing, and storytelling CEILIDH
Annual tennis championship DAVISCUP
A strong fine cotton thread or fabric LISLE
& 22 Down, Welsh entertainer and actress (1913-95) TESSIE
The Japanese Elder Statesmen who advised the emperor in the early 20c. GENRO
1939 film starring Greta Garbo NINOTCHKA
1931 novel by Edna Ferber AMERICANBEAUTY
Alexsandr --, Russian painter, designer, and photographer (1891-1956) RODCHENKO
The policy of non-violent resistance adopted by Mahatma Gandhi to oppose British rule in India SATYAGRAHA