The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2011 09 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Top adviser to Mary Queen of Scots depicted in Strauss opera CAPRICCIO
Mostly mistreat one on a drop of LSD — suffering such experiences? ILLUSIONAL
Did he dislike bit of riddle about start of tea-time? Not at all! HATTER
Greek is last of Eliot's characters that comes to the mill GRIST
Opinion Zeus, say, upheld to a degree DOGMA
Whiles away the time on radio with Binyon's verse IDOLS
Sounds like 24's story describing Gabriel Varden LOCKSMITH
As in March, perhaps, causing disorder ANARCHISM
What falls on Heyerdahl's expedition in the sea? RAINWATER
On which you'll find film about US railway REEL
Judge featured in Logue's Songs GUESS
Stick in one such as Casca made—that's a matter of debate ARGUMENT
Lulu's overture has note played slowly LENTO
At end of motet everyone is applauding him! TALLIS
"The native officers held bundles of _________" (Rudyard Kipling, Day's Work) POLOSTICKS
Kanga's child's time for bed ROOST
A lot of Greek characters I evaded MUCH
Pound more than once signed verso carelessly, lacking date SOVEREIGNS
Judges Bottom's transformation's about character or ... ASSESSORS
Printed carelessly — about time — on extra leaves INTERPAGED
...giving pleasure, like Titania in entrance to grotto REGALING
A Princess returning to Ethiopia at last? Unfortunately not! AIDA
Like the night, according to Fitzgerald, in grand offering TENDERING
Philosopher to hold to principle of empiricism? LOCKE
Novel, one meant to lose nothing in the retelling? ATONEMENT
Eccentric Prism has nothing but Wildean statements APHORISMS
Morse, perhaps, involving Lewis at first in fight over us WALRUS
E.g. lens, say, ground without Newton's participation? EYEGLASS
What a bit of Czech's tale's about? CASTLE
The Iliad, say, presents records about leadership of Odysseus EPOS
Edits a TLS spread without mentioning Pound, creating disgust DISTASTE
One among major characters in a literary chess extravaganza? ALICE