The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2006 01 27

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Where to find the Maracana Stadium RIO
Amis put up with it, finally ROSE
Already quoted idea so far unacceptable GREYSTOKE
Made more cuts, and tree died, unfortunately DAPHNEDUMAURIER
Jungle baby from colourless Staffordshire town SPIRITUAL
His work included a lot of bull ITALIC
He made observations. And more AGAG
Fierce king really a bit of a joke SEVENMEN
Dorothy Parker's was perfect PSMITH
Sunflower and almond in paintings? DEADALUS
Bellini work quite commonplace if supported by student REEDITAD
William Golding's could be seen DARKKESS
American writer starting terribly exciting innovations now IRENA
Margaret Drabble revisited rich ones much travelled by Keats REALMS
'All slang is --, and all -- is poetry' (G. K. Chesterton) UNIVERSE
Broad canvas of Christopher Reid OILS
Maugham story written with some precipitation? MISSMARPLE
Where Clay won Olympic gold ROME
Nothing to donate for lancet arch OGIVE
Standard set by a substitute? BENCHMARK
Mary, nineteen sixty four long jump gold medallist RAND
One of Matthew Kneale's expats PASSENGER
Oppressed by Grantorto, but anger not applicable JIMMIE
Scorn a couple of bears AFORESAID
'... his perspiration was but ichor, / Or some such other -- liquor' (Byron) KORMA
Is sport a substitute for it? WAR
Finally, a sports zone END
Threaten each poet COWPER
Choosy about who plays? SELECTIVE
A slanted view of Latin? RAIN
Broad smile from a gymnast? BEAM
A long one on the cricket field STOP
Wodehouse character suggests afterthought to legend, say BEERBOHM
What John Higgins can earn! POTS
''--,' said Lizzie, 'couldn't we go see the pictures?'' (Upton Sinclair, nineteen nineteen) POOHPOOH
Evasive action that may be fruitless DUCK
His extra-time goal put Wigan into the Carling Cup final ROBERTS
He managed the 'Push and Run' Spurs ROWE
He followed Billy Wright as Arsenal boss MEE
Gilchrist or Hollioake ADAM
Cech and Akmal, for instance KEEPERS