The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2024 01 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Access to heaven as mentioned in Revelation 21 Pearly Gates
The ____ was REM’s most successful UK single Great Beyond
A military blockade INVESTMENT
An Enzedder, formally New Zealander
Arsenal (previously West Ham) footballer born in January 1999 Declan Rice
Australian English name for crisps potato chips
Composer of Georgia on My Mind Hoagy Carmichael
Constellation maps star charts
Palpebrae EYELIDS
Site of Yucatan’s Temple of Kukulcan Chichen Itza
Standup comedian who portrayed Siouxsie Sioux in a 2018 Sky Arts TV show Maisie Adam
That which is generally taken to be around 20°C room temperature
Wild marjoram as a culinary herb OREGANO
Clusters of separate flowers attached to a stem by short equal stalks at equal intervals RACEMES
TRAVELLING AT 100 MPH Ton-up
Classical Greek name for Santorini THERA
Video chat platform launched in 2003 and written by four Estonian developers SKYPE
Vegetable which is usually green in Britain and white in Germany ASPARAGUS
Crop also called Indian corn MAIZE
Pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry ALCHEMY
Headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club TRENT BRIDGE
Title of albums by Roxette (2001) and Bryan Adams ROOM SERVICE
French version of “How are you?” comment allez-vous
Title given to Richard I of England and Louis VIII of France Coeur de Lion
French brand of enamelled cast-iron cookware Le Creuset
1984 romantic drama film about a high school football player and cheerleader RECKLESS
Up against superior weapons OUTGUNNED
Guitarist whose name is an anagram of NARCOLEPTIC ERIC CLAPTON
A ____ victory is one gained at too great a cost PYRRHIC
Writer of The Divine Comedy DANTE
Metallic neck ornament worn around 2000 years ago TORC
Julius ____ was Tanzania’s first president NYERERE