The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2011 01 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Kipling's police chief seen as post-impressionist's doppelgänger STRICKLAND
'They drove -- in all directions, scattering their ample allowances . . .' (Thomas Hughes) TANDEMS
Handsome sort of verse? ADONIC
State of Hamlet's father's beard? CANESCENCE
Created by 1, the Browns finished them off THEWATSONS
Battle date confused by graduate artist ALMATADEMA
Irish dramatist who made discovery in 1763 SHERIDAN
Bill cupbearer for African writer ACHEBE
With which 1 convinced PERSUASION
Home teamplayer who got out (first ball) CINDERELLA
Writer whose career began with love and friendship JANEAUSTEN
His return requested by James Blish EARTHMAN
Chaps using it to come back to composer MENOTTI
Testament read with sad tear for Venetian School madrigal composer WILLAERT
Set forth suggestion in favour of Ezra? PROPOUND
Early aeronautical engineer DAEDALUS
Somewhat exaggerated character from Measure for Measure? OVERDONE
'In pieces cut, the viper still did -- ' (Swift) REUNITE
One aspect of Wouk work INSIDE
Appear to notice first manuscript SEEM
No ham for him UNDERACTOR
Christie's fatal river NILE
Considerable verve in Spanish and English articles ELAN
'4th. (-- --), In the morn to our own church, where Mr Mills did begin to nibble at the Common Prayer' (Pepys) LORDSDAY
Some say to paddle canoes is intellectual activity NOESIS
Dun Verne? maybe has confidence destroyed UNNERVED
Drama writer found in the nursery PLAYPEN
Record of Pratchett's world DISC