The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2013 04 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Revolting type in villain's part - a customary piece of fast casting SPARTACUS
Doyle the Destroyer? CONAN
Fresh sortie from those supporting the British in the American Revolution TORIES
Ulysses' men who forgot to avoid the fruit course LOTOPHAGI
'You said: 'Go, get thee to a nunnery / Or get a fool to marry you'' (Anna —) AKHMATOVA
Such a device may have a bearing HERALDIC
Thackeray's traveller encountered on the beach SANDS
Reliable restorer of old manuscripts SELLOTAPE
Here is one whose poem was written on water TOMLINSON
Continue to play with a name for Bronte ACTON
Rhona is confused by Abraham's ancestor, possibly because he is his brother NAHOR
It may be spotted with foresight, say SAGA
Capote's nocturnal pedigree? TREE
Nobleman whose title seems to include one of Macbeth's ANGUS
'Thou art too low to be their lawful love, and too high to be their unlawful —' (Scott, The Fair Maid of Perth) LOON
Italian artist, designed and built his own gallery VASARI
Use a star to make father of stars ASTRAEUS
Fleece keeper gets set back by Irish poet AETES
Aschenputtel: grim-sounding version of French classic CINDERELLA
Jack's jack in laureate's verse? SEAFEVER
Late delivery from Auden NIGHTMAIL
American playwright a Rolling Stone gathering moss for identification? HART
Historian's address possibly [email protected] HERODOTUS
Cup much sought after by titled contestants GRAIL
Mags erring, perhaps, taking illustrations from other publications GRANGERISM
Acting queen for Launcelot ELAINE
A mere puppet of Stravinsky PETROUCHKA
'The servants —ed out their excuses from the kitchen' (Jane Austen, Mansfield Park) HALLOO
Welsh novelist puts the boot in Nell's comeback LLEWELLYN
She had a Norman cap and ancient French ear-rings EVANGELINE
Silver article on pipe broken in spring AGANIPPE
His lenten stuff something of a red herring NASHE