The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2017 11 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Graham Greene novel set in Cuba OUR MAN IN HAVANA
THE OLDEST KNOWN SLAVIC ALPHABET, USUALLY ATTRIBUTED TO SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS GLAGOLITIC
ECHO OR RING RESOUND
Gas used to fill balloons of various sizes HELIUM
North Devon resort and main departure point for Lundy ILFRACOMBE
African country whose Caprivi Strip gives it access to the Zambezi River NAMIBIA
Actor who played Simon Templar in The Saint and narrated an English language audio guide for Beijing’s Forbidden City ROGER MOORE
BANKRUPT INSOLVENT
THE DENSEST NATURALLY OCCURRING ELEMENT, OFTEN ALLOYED WITH IRIDIUM OSMIUM
US dancer and choreographer, pioneer of “modern dance” ISADORA DUNCAN
ANCIENT SCRIPT RECORDING AN EARLY FORM OF GREEK LINEAR B
Soft variety of gypsum used for statues and vases ALABASTER
A SPEECH BALLOON IN A COMIC OR CARTOON FUMETTO
LUXURY GERMAN CAR FIRM, BASED IN STUTTGART MERCEDES BENZ
First minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014, and SNP leader for more than 20 years ALEX SALMOND
The femur THIGHBONE
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND ENGLAND BATSMAN DEREK ____ SCORED 174 AGAINST AUSTRALIA IN THE 1977 CENTENARY TEST RANDALL
Co-presenter of Rip Off Britain Angela Rippon
TOWN IN SOUTHWEST FIFE WITH A BRIDGE ACROSS THE FORTH KINCARDINE
THOSE HONOURABLY DISCHARGED FROM FULL-TIME WORK EMERITI
Composer of L’Arlesienne and Jeux d’Enfants GEORGES BIZET
MATRYOSHKA IS ANOTHER NAME FOR A ____ DOLL RUSSIAN
Eddie Stobart’s profession Road haulage
CO-FOUNDER OF PRIVATE EYE AND ITS EDITOR UNTIL 1986 Richard Ingrams
TUSCAN CITY WITH INTACT CITY WALLS, COMPLETED IN THE 17TH CENTURY LUCCA
PETROLEUM-SELLING ALLIANCE FOUNDED IN 1960 OPEC
White sparkling wine from Catalonia CAVA
Name like Wilson, Fitzgerald or Sigurdadottir PATRONYMIC
'Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again' novel REBECCA
DARK GREY RAIN-BEARING CLOUDS NIMBI
THE ____ STONE WAS THE KEY TO THE TRANSLATION OF EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS ROSETTA
Southern constellation, 'the Ship' ARGO
Fibre used for making sacks and rope JUTE
DISCIPLE SENT BY JESUS TO RESTORE THE SIGHT OF SAUL OF TARSUS ANANIAS
Rupert Bear’s home village NUTWOOD
US state capital, where the annual 500 motor race is held INDIANAPOLIS
Artist’s workshop ATELIER
MUSE OF EPIC POETRY AND OF POETIC INSPIRATION CALLIOPE
NANCY WILKINSON WAS THE FIRST CONTENDER TO WIN THIS TV QUIZ IN 1972 MASTERMIND
____ Villiers, secretary of state for Northern Ireland from 2012 to 2016 THERESA
Anton ____ was so pleased with Hans Richter’s conducting of his fourth symphony that he gave him a one thaler tip to buy some beer BRUCKNER
The first Westminster seat won by Plaid Cymru, in 1966 CARMARTHEN
US chocolate product first sold in 1900 HERSHEY BAR
A shoe with a braided sole, often made from 42 ESPADRILLE
Plants in a genus related to the amaryllis, including Guernsey lilies NERINES
ANNE ____ STARRED IN THE PRINCESS DIARIES AND BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN HATHAWAY
SIXTEENTH-CENTURY ITALIAN COMPOSER OF CHURCH MUSIC, MASSES AND MOTETS PALESTRINA
WAGNER OPERA ABOUT A 13TH-CENTURY GERMAN MINNESINGER TANNHAUSER
Watering hole for golfers NINETEENTH
Shakespearean actress who often played opposite Sir Henry Irving Dame Ellen Terry
City on the Loire, associated with La Pucelle ORLEANS
SOMEONE WHO TAKES CONTROL OF A VEHICLE BY FORCE HIGHJACKER
'An ornament and a safeguard' as seen on some old £1 coins DECUS ET TUTAMEN
From Spain or Portugal IBERIAN
Green peppermint-flavoured liqueur CREME DE MENTHE
In a theatre, a projection in front of the proscenium arch into the auditorium APRON STAGE
What British spelunkers do POTHOLING
Irish city and county, also a humorous poem LIMERICK