The Telegraph General Knowledge - Crossword Answers | 2017 12 10

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Act of being released from an official duty EXCUSAL
FINGER NEAREST TO ONE'S THUMB INDEX
DULL OR UNINTERESTING QUALITY OF SOME FOOD STODGINESS
-- FITZGERALD, US JAZZ SINGER ELLA
SPOUTLESS ANCIENT GREEK JUG OLPE
SMALL LIVELY EEL, THE SAND EEL GRIG
TWELFTH ECCLESIASTICAL MONTH IN THE JEWISH CALENDAR ADAR
ALTERNATIVE SPELLING FOR GRASSLAND IN SOUTH AFRICA VELD
GEORGE --, PEN NAME OF AMANDINE AURORE LUCIE DUPIN SAND
PERSON FROM MUSCAT PERHAPS OMANI
DAUGHTER OF AGAMEMNON AND CLYTEMNESTRA IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY IPHIGENIA
-- Place, centre for Christian retreats etc near Battle in East Sussex ASHBURNHAM
HULL --, RUGBY UNION TEAM IONIANS
TOWN IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA ALICESPRINGS
POP GROUP WHOSE HITS INCLUDE 'SUPER TROUPER' ABBA
TYPE OF SOUND REPRODUCTION EQUIPMENT HIFI
EUPHRASY, PLANT WITH PURPLE-AND-WHITE FLOWERS EYEBRIGHT
OBSOLETE MEDICAL WORD FOR SCABIES PSORA
OPERA ORATORIO IN TWO ACTS BY STRAVINSKY OEDIPUSREX
DEEP-FRIED CHICKEN DISH BUFFALOWINGS
AUTHOR OF 'THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE' BOOKS WILBERTAWDRY
NAME OF THREE KINGS OF THE BELGIANS LEOPOLD
USED A SALMON-SPEAR LEISTERED
IN NORTH AMERICA A SYSTEM OF CHARGING FOR HOTEL ROOM ONLY EUROPEANPLAN
WRYNECK GENUS Jynx
SIR -- TWISLETON-WYKEHAM-FIENNES, ENGLISH EXPLORER RANULPH
PREDATORY OR KEEN-SIGHTED PERSON HAWK
Mischievous clown hero of a popular German folk tale OWLSPIEGLE
CANAL CONNECTING NORTH SEA WITH BALTIC SEA KIEL
MARCUS PORCIUS --, OPPONENT OF CAESAR CATO
Warwickshire county cricket ground EDGBASTON
VILLAGE ON SHORES OF LOCH SCAVAIG ON ISLE OF SKYE ELGOL