The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 20

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Former England footballer who died on 24 July Trevor Francis
First BBC TV reader (initially as a voice behind pictures) Richard Baker
American name for a retail centre like Bicester Village outlet mall
Small dog breed such as Blenheim or Cavalier King Charles toy spaniel
The world’s smallest state, to locals Citta del Vaticano
A law court usher in Scotland MACER
Poetic word meaning shining or glistening NITID
Germanic hymns; solemn brass passages, eg in Brahms or Mahler symphonies CHORALES
Piedmont region famed for its sparkling wine ASTI
Noodle type similar to bigoli or pici pasta UDON
Fry, ____, smolt, salmon PARR
Silicate of aluminium named after part of Spain ANDALUSITE
Old name for cattle or sheep diseases, sometimes used to describe a biblical plague of Egypt MURRAIN
BBC newsreader who died on 24 July George Alagiah
Having many plane faces POLYHEDRAL
Giving off an unpleasant strong odour MIASMATIC
The grouchy Muppet of Sesame Street OSCAR
The main focus of Thomas Malory’s The Book of Sir ____ de Lyones was a famous chivalric love story TRISTRAM
Alternative to “hogget” as a name for a yearling sheep TEG
Ford commercial vehicle, in production since 1965 TRANSIT
Head of Springfield Elementary School in The Simpsons Seymour Skinner
1980 Golden Globe winner for her title role in Tess NASTASSJA KINSKI
Informal name for glandular fever kissing disease
A ____ car is a road vehicle or a luxurious railway carriage SALOON