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The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2018 01 21
The Times Specialist
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Answer
“Richard of York gave battle in vain”, for example
MNEMONIC
Mountain traditionally accepted as the place where Noah’s ark settled
ARARAT
EM Forster novel about the Basts, Schlegels and Wilcoxes
HOWARDS END
Norse god whose hammer, Mjölnir, is his main symbol
THOR
“The Blades” were the first English Football League team to use this word in their official name
UNITED
Pertaining to the science of air travel
AERONAUTIC
Journalist who, with Mervyn Stockwood, attacked The Life Of Brian in a 1979 TV interview
Malcolm Muggeridge
Cartoon character besotted with Penelope Pussycat
PEPE LE PEW
VOLATILE PRODUCT OF THE OXIDATION OF ALCOHOL
ALDEHYDE
Alton Towers roller coaster renamed Galactica in 2016
AIR
____ 54, MANHATTAN THEATRE ORIGINALLY CALLED THE GALLO OPERA HOUSE
STUDIO
Study of deformation and flow of matter
RHEOLOGY
Heated arguments in online forums
FLAME WARS
Seeds of this plant provide the characteristic flavour of pastis and ouzo
ANISE
Name by which Walter O’Reilly is known in M*A*S*H
RADAR
Video game featuring Agent 47
HITMAN
Worm with internally and externally segmented body
ANNELID
LARGE SEABIRD OR, REVERSED, SMALLER SEABIRDS
SKUA
1922 unauthorised film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
NOSFERATU
Emmanuel Macron succeeded this president of France
Francois Hollande
The peer Richard John Bingham
LORD LUCAN
“You’ll find your fortune’s fallin’ all over the town / Be sure that your ____ is upside down” (Pennies From Heaven)
UMBRELLA
The ____, radio comedy series first called Crazy People
GOON SHOW
A person who may be ready to take illegal action on environmental issues
eco-warrior
FISH TANKS OR BUILDINGS CONTAINING THEM
AQUARIA
INFLAMMATION OF TISSUE SURROUNDING THE TEETH
PERIODONTITIS
Long-haired dog breed of Tibetan origin
LHASA APSO
“Leaving thine ____ shell by life’s unresting sea!' (The Chambered Nautilus, Oliver Wendell Holmes)
OUTGROWN
Site of a 1995 massacre in the Bosnian War
SREBRENICA
A king with only nominal power
roi faineant
Emily Brontë’s only novel
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Prospero is the protagonist of The ____
TEMPEST
Her last appearance as an opera singer was in Tosca at Covent Garden in 1965
MARIA CALLAS
STRONG ALKALINE SOLUTION
LYE
Orbiter launched in 1989 to study Jupiter and its moons
GALILEO
Rock band fronted by bass guitarist Geddy Lee
RUSH
“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in the sight of God, and in the face of this ____” (Solemnization of Matrimony)
CONGREGATION
A substitute, especially for a doctor
LOCUM
GINGER ____, STAGE NAME OF VIRGINIA MCMATH
ROGERS
White wine made near Nantes
MUSCADET
A written defence of one’s conduct
APOLOGIA
The reign of Louis XIV, as a French golden age
GRAND SIECLE
Ancient city of Anatolia where Paul met the disciple Timothy
LYSTRA
Clothing retailer founded in 1978
TOPMAN
The Jungle Book character whose name is purported to mean “frog”
MOWGLI
The ____ was the only Gilbert & Sullivan opera to officially premiere in America
Pirates of Penzance
Supporters of all varieties of literature
BOOKENDS
FIRST SINGLE FROM THE WHITE STRIPES ALBUM GET BEHIND ME SATAN
Blue Orchid
The last UK number 1 single by T.Rex
METAL GURU
Company founded by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in 1943
IKEA
Central Asian country whose capital is Tashkent
UZBEKISTAN
The last Rolling Stones album to feature Brian Jones
LET IT BLEED
Greek lyric poet noted for his drinking songs
ANACREON
Jeff ____ co-founded ELO
LYNNE
Ballroom dance or its music, usually in 2/4 time
PASO DOBLE
Ruth Madoc’s character in Hi-de-Hi!
Gladys Pugh
Actress who played Demelza in the 1970s Poldark series
Angharad Rees
Body of water between Iceland and Greenland
DENMARK STRAIT
“A noble spirit ____ the smallest man” is the motto of Springfield
embiggens
Place of worship for Jehovah’s Witnesses
KINGDOM HALL