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The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2017 10 22
The Times Specialist
Clue
Answer
What went in a hole in an old-style school desk
INKWELL
'He who boasts of his ____ is praising the deeds of another' (Seneca)
ANCESTRY
Actress and dancer who played Oola in Return of the Jedi
Femi Taylor
The 'divine wisdom' of Madame Blavatsky
THEOSOPHY
1991 film whose central characters use Engine 17
BACKDRAFT
PARODIST OR COPYCAT
MIMICKER
Resident of Australia’s 'Garden State'
VICTORIAN
A ____ NOBLE PARTNERS A BALLERINA
DANSEUR
Cole Phelps is the lead detective in this video game by Rockstar
L A Noire
Sister of Elinor in Sense & Sensibility
MARIANNE DASHWOOD
'Where the pools are bright and deep / Where the gray ____ lies asleep' (James Hogg)
TROUT
VISITORS TO CUMBRIA MAY SEE THIS LAKE FROM CAT BELLS
DERWENTWATER
Ship's deck with at least two apostrophes
fo'c'sle
ZOROASTRIAN HOLY SCRIPTURES
AVESTA
Heroine of the His Dark Materials trilogy
Lyra Belacqua
Gastropod mollusc noted for its brightly coloured body
NUDIBRANCH
Broth in which meat has been cooked
pot liquor
'Wie schön ist die Prinzessin ____ heute Nacht!' (First line of a Richard Strauss opera)
SALOME
Ancient Mediterranean region whose cities included Tyre and Carthage
PHOENICIA
The negative terminal of a dry battery
CATHODE
A device using X-rays and a computer to create detailed images of the inside of the body
CAT SCANNER
CAPITAL OF MOZAMBIQUE
MAPUTO
Foul shots in snooker, scoring shots in billiards
in-offs
1967-1984 quiz show dominated by 'teachers and their egg-headed offspring' according to the Penguin TV Companion
ASK THE FAMILY
Cavolo ____ is a dark-leaved variety of kale
NERO
Third compartment of a ruminant’s stomach
OMASUM
In textiles, the opposite of woof
WARP
____ Ka-chun, snooker player originally from Hong Kong
MARCO FU
1980 US sitcom set during World War II
Goodtime Girls
This French-Canadian pop punk band performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
SIMPLE PLAN
Site of a Second Boer War battle in 1900
SPION KOP
School in which the Talmud is taught
YESHIVA
Beauty parlour offering manicures and/or pedicures
NAIL BAR
Impaired judgement due to uncontrolled anger
RED MIST
Bob ____ was prime minister of Australia, 1983-91
HAWKE
AMERICAN BAKED DESSERT OF APPLES AND BREADCRUMBS
BROWN BETTY
Surname of the actor 'waiting' in a 1984 Bananarama single
DE NIRO
Last or final (French, masculine gender)
DERNIER
Fictional woodcutter whose brother is Cassim
Ali Baba
US state whose capital is Baton Rouge
LOUISIANA
The ____, 1903 Jack London novel about a dog called Buck
CALL OF THE WILD
President Ronald Reagan’s Secret Service codename
RAWHIDE
220 YARDS
FURLONG
Repeated performances or races
RERUNS
A FRUIT, A SPORT, AND A SOFT DRINK
SQUASH
1996 survival horror video game whose 2017 version is known as Biohazard
RESIDENT EVIL
'Bearded' member of the carp family
BARBEL
Irish golfer who won the Open championship in 2007 and 2008
PADRAIG HARRINGTON
Device which reduces the polluting effect of exhaust gases
CATALYSER
Daughter of Tantalus, whose children were shot by Apollo
NIOBE
The only athlete to win two Olympic gold medals in the triathlon
Alistair Brownlee
Greek island which served as a granary for Constantinople in the Byzantine period
LEMNOS
Adjective usually followed by 'wonder'
CHINLESS
The CEO of Ryanair
Michael O'Leary
Company which introduced the all-electric compact calculator in 1957
CASIO
THE WORSHIP OF SACRED THINGS, OR SAINTS
HIEROLATRY
Actress who gained fame as Bond girl Honey Ryder
Ursula Andress
French IndyCar driver who raced for F1’s Toro Rosso in 2008-2009
sebastien Bourdais
Catchphrase of Lance-Corporal Jack Jones in Dad’s Army
DONT PANIC
The only planet whose name is derived from a character in Greek mythology
URANUS