The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2022 04 10

crossword answers
Clue Answer
A term invented by Lewis Carroll for words such as brunch, chortle or smog PORTMANTEAU
Belonging to dreams ONEIRIC
Squares cut into seven pieces, used to form figures TANGRAMS
Stand used by surveyors and photographers TRIPOD
France’s highest order of merit, instituted by Napoleon in 1802 legion dhonneur
March or yomp FOOTSLOG
Boeing’s CH-47, a double rotor helicopter CHINOOK
So to say AS IT WERE
Portable seat introduced into England from Italy in 1634 by Sanders Duncombe Sedan chair
A portable organ used mainly in renaissance times REGAL
Mediterranean herb, sometimes called wild marjoram OREGANO
Small basin for holy water, especially near a church door STOUP
An individual track in a marshalling yard SIDING
The device used by Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland caterpillar HOOKAH
Unreasonably expensive EXORBITANT
An irrational number has an infinite number of ____s Decimal place
Under Milk Wood’s ____ dreams about drowned sea-mates Captain Cat
“The Manassa Mauler”, world heavyweight champion, 1919-26 Jack Dempsey
Martine ____ played Tiffany Mitchell in Eastenders MCCUTCHEON
Aeroplane component, also called a flap AILERON
A skilled musician or instrumentalist VIRTUOSO
Service in traditional divine office, held around 3pm NONES
One of two very successful sitcoms written by Roy Clarke and set in his native Yorkshire OPEN ALL HOURS