The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2018 01 14

crossword answers
Clue Answer
A hermit in Saint Augustine’s order Austin friar
Female sidekick of Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter books Bellatrix Lestrange
A bike or other vehicle designed for use on rough terrain off-roader
NEW YORK, NEW YORK IS A SONG FEATURED IN THIS MUSICAL ON THE TOWN
LIGHTWEIGHT FABRIC OFTEN USED FOR NIGHTCLOTHES WINCEYETTE
COMPOSER OF SONGS WITHOUT WORDS, FOR PIANO Felix Mendelssohn
IN RHETORIC, ANTICIPATION AND ANSWERING OF OBJECTIONS PROLEPSIS
JAMAICAN-BORN SPRINTER WHO WON NINE OLYMPIC MEDALS, THOUGH NO GOLDS Merlene Ottey
PLANT WHOSE FIBRE IS USED IN ROPE-MAKING SISAL
MEXICAN REVOLUTIONARY WHO STARRED AS HIMSELF IN HOLLYWOOD FILMS PANCHO VILLA
ARM OR LEG CRAMP AS A RESULT OF EXERCISE CHARLEY HORSE
AN ACCOUNT OF THE LINEAGE OF GODS THEOGONY
Author of Tales of the Unexpected ROALD DAHL
____ WATER WAS THE SITE OF FIVE SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS AT THE WORLD WATER SPEED RECORD CONISTON
An expanding muscle DILATATOR
INDIAN STATE AND A VARIETY OF BLACK TEA ASSAM
IN CRICKET, THE AREA WITHIN 15 YARDS OF A LINE BETWEEN THE WICKETS INFIELD
Dish of lettuce, croutons, Parmesan cheese, and dressing CAESAR SALAD
A WOODY CLIMBING PLANT, ESPECIALLY IN A TROPICAL RAIN FOREST LIANA
In blackjack, the option given to a player if the dealer’s first card is an ace INSURANCE
Main division of a long poem CANTO
Serving to alleviate rather than cure a problem PALLIATIVE
TO PROTRUDE OR CAUSE TO PROTRUDE EXSERT
The type of consonant ending “buzz”, “hiss” and “puff” FRICATIVE
ANOTHER NAME FOR THE STAR POLARIS STELLA MARIS
EXERCISE SYSTEM COMBINING ELEMENTS OF AEROBICS AND MARTIAL ARTS TAE BO
Gary ____ is the only non-American male golfer to achieve a career grand slam PLAYER
TV quiz launched in 1988, now hosted by Sandi Toksvig FIFTEEN TO ONE
Early alphabet using parallel strokes and a continuous line OGHAM
BOLT USED TO FASTEN A FRENCH WINDOW ESPAGNOLETTE
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION TO PLAY A NOTE WITH STRONG ATTACK SFORZANDO
Iowa city, setting of the musical The Pajama Game CEDAR RAPIDS
Actor who played Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything EDDIE REDMAYNE
Italian for “plaster” STUCCO
____ DI ROMA IS A LOW-LYING AREA OF ITALY CAMPAGNA
1969 techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton The Andromeda Strain
Ajax, Feyenoord, and ____ are regarded as the “big three” of Dutch football PSV Eindhoven
PUZZLE IN WHICH SEVEN PIECES ARE ARRANGED IN VARIOUS SHAPES TANGRAM
Film director who won an Oscar for Oliver! CAROL REED
To soften fibre by soaking it RET
AN OLD INFORMAL NAME FOR THE SPEAKING CLOCK TIM
A cheap variety of rum TAFIA
A FORMER REGULAR PANELLIST ON MOCK THE WEEK RUSSELL HOWARD
Historically, a synonym for “trombone”, now meaning one from before about 1700, or a replica SACKBUT
NOM DE PLUME OF HABLOT KNIGHT BROWNE, ILLUSTRATOR OF DICKENS BOOKS PHIZ
THE BIGGEST UK HIT FOR HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED Love Plus One
SAUCE BASE OF FAT AND FLOUR ROUX
CHEESE FROM CORNWALL, WRAPPED IN NETTLE LEAVES YARG
CHIYO SAKAMOTO IS THE PROTAGONIST OF THIS ARTHUR GOLDEN NOVEL Memoirs of a Geisha
____ RELIEF WAS GIVEN TO WORKHOUSE PAUPERS INDOOR
Historically, the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad CALIPH
Legal proviso or condition CAVEAT
“Find New Roads” is the slogan of this American car manufacturer CHEVROLET
Cheek, lip and ____ are all forms of impudence NECK
Company which operates the UK’s second largest chain of motorway service areas WELCOME BREAK
Drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease L-dopa
Peru’s chief sea port, close to Lima CALLAO
Sonny ____ is the only boxer on the Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover LISTON
Strong alcoholic drink resembling gin SCHNAPPS
____ Hill is the eastern continuation of London’s Fleet Street LUDGATE