The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2017 10 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
VISITORS TO CUMBRIA MAY SEE THIS LAKE FROM CAT BELLS DERWENTWATER
School in which the Talmud is taught YESHIVA
Ancient Mediterranean region whose cities included Tyre and Carthage PHOENICIA
ZOROASTRIAN HOLY SCRIPTURES AVESTA
Foul shots in snooker, scoring shots in billiards in-offs
The only athlete to win two Olympic gold medals in the triathlon Alistair Brownlee
PARODIST OR COPYCAT MIMICKER
US state whose capital is Baton Rouge LOUISIANA
The only planet whose name is derived from a character in Greek mythology URANUS
'Wie schön ist die Prinzessin ____ heute Nacht!' (First line of a Richard Strauss opera) SALOME
What went in a hole in an old-style school desk INKWELL
CAPITAL OF MOZAMBIQUE MAPUTO
Beauty parlour offering manicures and/or pedicures NAIL BAR
Catchphrase of Lance-Corporal Jack Jones in Dad’s Army DONT PANIC
Bob ____ was prime minister of Australia, 1983-91 HAWKE
'Bearded' member of the carp family BARBEL
In textiles, the opposite of woof WARP
Daughter of Tantalus, whose children were shot by Apollo NIOBE
Actress and dancer who played Oola in Return of the Jedi Femi Taylor
Broth in which meat has been cooked pot liquor
Sister of Elinor in Sense & Sensibility MARIANNE DASHWOOD
Surname of the actor 'waiting' in a 1984 Bananarama single DE NIRO
Third compartment of a ruminant’s stomach OMASUM
The 'divine wisdom' of Madame Blavatsky THEOSOPHY
Cole Phelps is the lead detective in this video game by Rockstar L A Noire
Company which introduced the all-electric compact calculator in 1957 CASIO
A FRUIT, A SPORT, AND A SOFT DRINK SQUASH
Last or final (French, masculine gender) DERNIER
Impaired judgement due to uncontrolled anger RED MIST
The negative terminal of a dry battery CATHODE
Cavolo ____ is a dark-leaved variety of kale NERO
220 YARDS FURLONG
Irish golfer who won the Open championship in 2007 and 2008 PADRAIG HARRINGTON
AMERICAN BAKED DESSERT OF APPLES AND BREADCRUMBS BROWN BETTY
The ____, 1903 Jack London novel about a dog called Buck CALL OF THE WILD
This French-Canadian pop punk band performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony SIMPLE PLAN
Adjective usually followed by 'wonder' CHINLESS
A device using X-rays and a computer to create detailed images of the inside of the body CAT SCANNER
1967-1984 quiz show dominated by 'teachers and their egg-headed offspring' according to the Penguin TV Companion ASK THE FAMILY
1996 survival horror video game whose 2017 version is known as Biohazard RESIDENT EVIL
1991 film whose central characters use Engine 17 BACKDRAFT
1980 US sitcom set during World War II Goodtime Girls
____ Ka-chun, snooker player originally from Hong Kong MARCO FU
'Where the pools are bright and deep / Where the gray ____ lies asleep' (James Hogg) TROUT
Actress who gained fame as Bond girl Honey Ryder Ursula Andress
The CEO of Ryanair Michael O'Leary
Site of a Second Boer War battle in 1900 SPION KOP
'He who boasts of his ____ is praising the deeds of another' (Seneca) ANCESTRY
Resident of Australia’s 'Garden State' VICTORIAN
Repeated performances or races RERUNS
President Ronald Reagan’s Secret Service codename RAWHIDE
Ship's deck with at least two apostrophes fo'c'sle
Greek island which served as a granary for Constantinople in the Byzantine period LEMNOS
THE WORSHIP OF SACRED THINGS, OR SAINTS HIEROLATRY
Device which reduces the polluting effect of exhaust gases CATALYSER
Gastropod mollusc noted for its brightly coloured body NUDIBRANCH
Fictional woodcutter whose brother is Cassim Ali Baba
A ____ NOBLE PARTNERS A BALLERINA DANSEUR
Heroine of the His Dark Materials trilogy Lyra Belacqua
French IndyCar driver who raced for F1’s Toro Rosso in 2008-2009 sebastien Bourdais