The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
RAISE A GLASS TO TOAST
MP who served as Home Secretary, 1983-1985 Leon Brittan
Phonograph records, collectively VINYL
Scandinavian goddess of love and war FREYA
Sparkling wine which must be made entirely from Moscato Bianco grapes ASTI
That which fills a small seasonal pie MINCEMEAT
The contents of a poor box ALMS
The normal position of a bodily organ SITUS
To cook using dry heat ROAST
Maritime shift of 4-6pm or 6-8pm DOGWATCH
Love Came Down at Christmas is a ____ by Christina Rossetti POEM
In strictly mistaken terminology blamed on Leo Fender, a guitar’s ____ arm is called a whammy bar TREMOLO
Eponymous boy of a 1762 treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau EMILE
Display stands for knick-knacks ETAGERES
Computer data retained for likely reuse cache storage
CHRISTMAS NATIVITY
Austrian composer noted for his very short pieces Anton Webern
An alternative to yew for making bows ELM
Actor who rose to fame as Ron Weasley Rupert Grint
A rich cake, often layered GATEAU
A heavenly body whose apparent brightness fluctuates variable star
5-shilling pieces CROWNS
2018 Christmas film based on a Dr Seuss character The Grinch
THE CAPITAL OF QATAR DOHA
French epic poem, usually about knightly exploits chanson de geste
Herbaceous perennial also called fox’s brush red valerian
Jackie Wilson’s Christmas No 1 of 1986 Reet Petite
Typical of one’s usual behaviour in character
Site where calcareous clay is dug marl-pit
Rugby position also called stand-off outside half
Put (someone) in a state of confusion turn inside out
Newcastle United manager since 2021 Eddie Howe
Gelatinous confection also called lokum TURKISH DELIGHT