The Telegraph General Knowledge - Crossword Answers | 2018 12 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
POMPOUS SELF-IMPORTANT PERSON OF RANK PANJANDRUM
BUDDHISTS' AND HINDUS' PRINCIPLE OF RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE KARMA
SLANDEROUS ATTACK SMEAR
DAME ANITA --, ENGLISH RETAIL ENTREPRENEUR RODDICK
VEGETABLE ALSO CALLED LADY'S FINGERS OKRA
LEGISLATOR APPOINTED BY PARTY TO ENFORCE DISCIPLINE WHIP
ONE OF AN IRANIAN RACE LIVING IN CENTRAL ASIA TAJIK
BEHAVE IN A CAREFREE OR PLAYFUL MANNER ROLLICK
SPIV OR CON MAN RORTER
SPOT ON DISPLAY SCREEN BLIP
ZARAGOZA'S RIVER EBRO
Timber or stone over doorway or window LINTEL
Sour substance that is sharp in taste ACID
Brightly-coloured parrot LORY
MONSTROUS BIRD OF PERSIAN FABLE SIMURGH
INDIAN STRINGED INSTRUMENT SITAR
DAUGHTER OF A POOR VILLAGER OF BLACKMOOR VALE IN A HARDY NOVEL TESS
Disease with abnormal dryness of the skin XERODERMIA
EIGHTH SIGN OF THE ZODIAC SCORPIO
LEADER OF A COUNTRY'S JEWISH COMMUNITY CHIEFRABBI
EEL SPLIT AND BOILED SPITCHCOCK
PILE OF DISCARDED CLOTHES ON CARPET, SAY FLOORDROBE
KING OF WESSEX FROM 802 TO 839 EGBERT
BALLROOM DANCE IN QUADRUPLE TIME FOXTROT
ORGAN STOP WITH THE QUALITY OF A FLUTE CLARABELLA
PAUL --, 1898-1976, US BASS SINGER ROBESON
YEREVAN IS THE CAPITAL OF THIS ASIAN COUNTRY ARMENIA
KRUNG THEP IS THE THAI NAME OF THIS THAI CITY BANGKOK
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT THE FIRST WIFE OF JACOB LEAH
MEMBER OF A HINDU MILITARY CASTE RAJPUT
ONE LEADING DURING A RACE PACESETTER
ANGLO-SAXON LANGUAGE UP TO ABOUT 1100AD OR 1150AD OLDENGLISH