The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2023 10 01

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Shorter of two names for a glyceride found in fats and oils OLEIN
The composition of a human population DEMOGRAPHY
The winter fur of a stoat ERMINE
Winter Olympics host city in 1952 OSLO
Name shared by rivers of Wales (mainly) and Scotland DEE
Indian dish using a marinade of yoghurt and spices TIKKA
Esparto, melick, and fescue are ____ GRASSES
Ellis Genge or Joe Marler in recent England teams PROP
Defended position from which a gun can be fired EMPLACEMENT
Captain of Australia’s 1987 Cricket World Cup-winning team Allan Border
Expanse of land stretching from Texas to Canada Great Plains
American wrestler born Terry Gene Bollea Hulk Hogan
Informally, a very important person BIG CHEESE
Oscar winner for his role as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird Gregory Peck
A wired relative of Wi-Fi LAN
1955 film which provided an iconic photo of Marilyn Monroe The Seven Year Itch
“The rudest man in Britain”, a journalist and regular 1950s Twenty Questions and What’s My Line panellist Gilbert Harding
Prime Minister of Great Britain 1743-1754 Henry Pelham
Scottish singer whose Modern Girl and 9 to 5 singles became Top Ten hits simultaneously SHEENA EASTON
____ Palace, near Stuttgart, is Germany’s largest palatial estate, covering 79 acres ludwigsburg
The role of Sophia Alekseyevna in Russia before Ivan V and Peter I became joint tsars princess regent
Surreal sitcom set in Royston Vasey THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN
Skin flushing caused by dilation of dermal blood capillaries ERYTHEMA
British sitcom featuring flatmates Gary Strang and Tony Smart Men Behaving Badly
Actress who played Yvette Carte-Blanche in ’Allo ’Allo! Vicki Michelle
A zealous environmental activist eco-warrior
The capital of Libya TRIPOLI