The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2013 11 08

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