The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2020 11 08

crossword answers
Clue Answer
A PORTION OF A SHARE ISSUE TRANCHE
Frenzied drummer in The Muppet Show ANIMAL
Forename of Mrs Hughes in Downton Abbey, who married Mr Carson ELSIE
Alabama’s only seaport MOBILE
A sequence of initial letters or parts of words, pronounced as a word, such as Awol, Radar, or Scuba ACRONYM
Mistreat — its past participle is an anagram of SULLIED ill-use
Baronetcy assumed by John Buchan when he was ennobled in 1935 TWEEDSMUIR
The ____ is a derogatory term for ordinary people GREAT UNWASHED
French expression meaning “injured” or “damaged” when used in English HORS DE COMBAT
Hieroglyphs replaced Greek letters in series four of ____ ONLY CONNECT
Suspended from one’s employment, possibly temporarily LAID OFF
Potato variety, introduced in 1902, suitable for roasting and mashing KING EDWARD
African mongoose whose name reflects its alleged ability to locate crocodile eggs ICHNEUMON
British landscape artist who painted The Evening Star J M W TURNER
C’est entre mars et mai AVRIL
This could be hauled by Britannia or Tornado STEAM TRAIN