The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2013 11 08

crossword answers
Clue Answer
"Good workmen never blame their tools" (— —) LORDBYRON
"Rest in soft peace, and, asked, say here doth lie — — his best piece of poetry" — —) BENJONSON
According to 16, he ruled in arcadian surroundings, buried in creche music ECHEMUS
Chronicler of the French enemy DEFOE
His audience under age, his subject someone like you ROALDDAHL
Parent takes an age to recognize the hound of Erigone MAERA
Painter portrayed him on paper ANDREGIDE
Counsel from Graves, making rich sneer nastily SCHREINER
Evidently offered by Riddell's tragedy SILENCE
Half man as tutor to Achilles CHEIRON
Cicero's remarks were Greek to him CASCA
Fiona Macleod, quick on the uptake SHARP
Cover over old city is like the stuff of melodrama LURID
Disputable present from Paris APPLE
A comforter from Bloch SCARF
Greek writer whom Cicero called father HERODOTUS
He wrote there and back again TOLKIEN
Its citizens were addressed by one who spoke with the tongues of men and of angels CORINTH
Hunt celebration with fellow writers FEAST
Ironic commentary heard from woodland god SATYR
See nothing in tape VIDEO
Something spicy from critical early naval victory? SALAMIS
Sure set contrived by sporting writer SURTEES
Strange, sad secret of philosopher DESCARTES
To love César Franck AIMER
Unexpected line from one playing sad librarian ADLIB
Pitch mark made by player on song, possibly TENORCLEF
Pastoral poet uses cart with heavy load DRAYTON
Papa's maritime senior THEOLDMAN
Press for medieval French city with ancient remains ABBEVILLE
Mistakenly cast Verne as dramatist turned novelist CERVANTES
Notice a couple who questioned the death of Shakespeare MARKTWAIN