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The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2019 10 20
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Latin-based name for a group of people summoned to serve on a jury
VENIRE
____ Cole played Joan Norton in Doc Martin
STEPHANIE
The traditional venue for the San Marino Grand Prix
IMOLA
MUSICIAN SUCH AS HEINZ HOLLIGER
OBOIST
____ DAY IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY ON THE FIRST MONDAY AFTER JANUARY 26
AUSTRALIA
US soprano who died on September 30 — her statement that “pigeonholes are for pigeons” reflected her wide repertoire
JESSYE NORMAN
“I am discounting reports of UFOs. Why would they appear only to cranks and ____s?” (Stephen Hawking)
WEIRDO
New World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
GOPHER
Common name for Citrus reticulata or its fruit
MANDARIN ORANGE
HYBRID RED FRUITS WHOSE NAME SHOWS THEIR SCOTTISH ORIGIN
TAYBERRIES
COMPOSER OF THE GUITAR CONCERTO FANTASIA PARA UN GENTILHOMBRE
Joaquin Rodrigo
The ending (in the British Empire) of slavery after William Wilberforce’s campaigns
ABOLITION
The purest and noblest knight of the Round Table
SIR GALAHAD
Tatum ____ was the youngest winner of a competitive Academy award, for her role in Paper Moon
O'Neal
Late January celebration of Shetland’s Norse heritage
Up-Helly-Aa
ORNAMENTAL POT OR TROUGH FOR FLOWERS
JARDINIERE
Playwright whose social dramas include Ghosts and The Wild Duck
IBSEN
French writer of prophesies in rhymed quatrains
NOSTRADAMUS
Affluent London district with grand terraces of white stucco houses
BELGRAVIA
Technology using gas or liquid to operate a control system, rather than electronics
FLUIDICS
RESTAURANT SPECIALISING IN ROASTED AND BARBECUED MEAT
ROTISSERIE
Byzantine emperor responsible for the revision and compilation of Roman imperial law
JUSTINIAN
A round, semisweet biscuit made from wholemeal flour
DIGESTIVE
Nipper heard ____ in Francis Barraud’s famous painting
His Master's Voice
Musicians whose playing is on the slide
TROMBONISTS
Brightly coloured popular aquarium fish, native to the Amazon basin
NEON TETRA
____Knightley played Elizabeth Bennet in the 2005 film of Pride and Prejudice
KEIRA
In skiing, a straight high-speed downhill run
SCHUSS
____ REPLACED ASH AS THE MAIN BODY WOOD FOR FENDER GUITARS IN 1956
ALDER
ALWAYS THERE!
OMNIPRESENT
Old name for a large merchant ship
ARGOSY
Female journalist writing articles of sentimental appeal
SOB SISTER
Charity supporting single-parent families
GINGERBREAD
INCENSE BURNERS FOR THE HOME
Joss sticks
ADULT LEADER OF A PACK OF CUB SCOUTS
AKELA
Colloquial term for the traditional postal system
SNAIL MAIL
MALEVOLENT SPIRIT BELIEVED TO ROB GRAVES AND DEVOUR CORPSES
GHOUL
The brightest star in the constellation Virgo
SPICA
SMALL CHALK GRASSLAND PLANT WITH PINK FLOWERS
RESTHARROW
US-born author of verse volumes The Colossus and Ariel
SYLVIA PLATH
A wealthy well-travelled socialite
jet-setter
MOST IRRITABLE
TESTIEST
IRISH DRAMATIST WHO WROTE THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
OLIVER GOLDSMITH
Small cup used for serving Turkish or espresso coffee
DEMITASSE
Description of an area like 34A rather than the West End
RESIDENTIAL
1965 No 1 hit for Sonny and Cher, taken from their debut studio album
I GOT YOU BABE
SEWER-DWELLING TEENAGE SUPERHEROES WHOSE TRAINER AND ADOPTIVE FATHER IS A MUTANT RAT CALLED SPLINTER
NINJA TURTLES
Her novel The Sea, The Sea won the 1978 Booker Prize
IRIS MURDOCH