The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2017 09 03

crossword answers
Clue Answer
THE NORTH FACE OF THIS ALPINE PEAK WAS FIRST CLIMBED IN 1938 EIGER
A UNIT OF LANGUAGE, THE MEANING OF WHICH CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD FROM A SUBSET OF ITS COMPONENTS LEXEME
ALLOY OF NICKEL AND IRON, WITH A VERY LOW COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION INVAR
JAPANESE TERM FOR PEOPLE WITH OBSESSIVE INTERESTS OTAKU
“Parla ____?” — a phrase to learn for an Italian holiday INGLESE
“Too much counterpoint; what is worse, Protestant counterpoint” (____ on JS Bach) Sir Thomas Beecham
… and those using it today hope that it will ___ time take off on
A genteel afternoon social event, usually with live music TEA DANCE
A gentle reminder or warning NUDGE
Renée and ____’s Save Your Love was the UK’s Christmas No 1 in 1982 RENATO
Title unofficially awarded to Dame Judi Dench and Sir David Attenborough NATIONAL TREASURE
STATE AGAIN REITERATE
TO ASSIGN NO TAX TO SOMETHING THAT COULD BE TAXED zero-rate
Gordon ____ of South London Harriers lost famous battles with Vladimir Kuts in the 5,000m and 10,000m at the 1956 Olympics PIRIE
Outside a living organism IN VITRO
TO CATCH A TRAIN TO BORDEAUX, GO TO THE GARE ____ MONTPARNASSE
Someone talking a lot about a little BLATHERER
FASHIONABLY OLD-FASHIONED RETRO
Graham ____ was the Galloping Gourmet on 1970 TV screens KERR
Something sold to pay for something new trade-in
What a jury is expected to do REACH A VERDICT
The capital of 42D ADDIS ABABA
The only mortal mentioned by name in the Nicene Creed PONTIUS PILATE
Mourning Becomes ____ is a cycle of plays by Eugene O’Neill ELECTRA
INFORMALLY, A CHAMBER POT, OR LAST-MINUTE LOWERING OF AN AGREED PRICE GAZUNDER
Mulatu Teshome became the president of this country in 2013 ETHIOPIA
Mexican dish with a name identifying the sauce added to it ENCHILADA
ASK FOR THE SAME THING AGAIN REORDER
Name for a vineyard, seen on some port wine labels QUINTA
SEE 15A STARRED IN
Doubtful, especially in quality or legality IFFY
I may do a shuffle ball change or a shim sham shimmy tap-dancer
In the Radio Times Guide to Films, this title is shared by films made in 1989 (horror), 1990 (drama), and 2003 (romantic comedy) AFTER MIDNIGHT
India’s capital city NEW DELHI
Lively form of dance music, which ends each of Bach’s cello suites GIGUE
To trap, or gain power over someone dishonestly ENSNARE
A FORM OF COMPETITION THAT SHOULD SUIT SOLVERS OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORDS QUIZZING
OF A BALL, STRUCK HIGH INTO THE AIR SKIED
ON A GRAPH, THE FULL SET OF SOLUTIONS TO X SQUARED PLUS Y SQUARED EQUALS A CONSTANT VALUE CIRCLE
RALPH FIENNES 30A THIS 1996 FILM, AS A HUNGARIAN CARTOGRAPHER THE ENGLISH PATIENT
1933 film in which a woman tricks a wealthy bachelor into marriage, and then into staying in the marriage DOUBLE HARNESS
George Cayley discovered many of the principles by which this form of transport works … AEROPLANE
THIN FABRIC OF SILK OR SILK AND COTTON, USUALLY WITH A PRINTED PATTERN, OR SOMETHING MADE FROM IT FOULARD
____ played Lewis in the Morse and Lewis detective series Kevin Whately
Character with three suitors in The Merry Wives of Windsor ANNE PAGE
Defence secretary John ____ offered his resignation when the Falkland Islands were invaded NOTT
A LANGUAGE SPOKEN IN JAKARTA JAVANESE
STRUCK WITH A HEAVY SOUND THUDDED
GERMAN BENEDICTINE ABBESS, WHOSE MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS ONLY BECAME WELL-KNOWN 800 YEARS AFTER HER DEATH HILDEGARD OF BINGEN
ANOTHER NAME FOR ALFALFA LUCERNE
AN 1877 INVENTION OF THOMAS EDISON, AS IT WAS CALLED THEN PHONOGRAPH
EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL OR KIND ANGELIC
Govern very strictly rule with an iron fist
VERY BORING as dull as ditchwater
Someone confirming a document or signature’s validity WITNESS
Professional name of Irish singer Eithne Ni Bhraonain ENYA
Teachers, usually of individual students rather than classes TUTORS
The highest point in something’s development APOGEE
The king of Uruk, hero of an ancient epic poem GILGAMESH
MEMBRANES WITH SLIMY SECRETIONS MUCOSAE