The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2020 12 20

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Special ____ help vulnerable or intimidated witnesses to give evidence MEASURES
Mineral also called saltpetre NITRE
Forest tree fruits fed to pigs MAST
Digital pens STYLI
Crusader stronghold, captured by Mamluk forces in 1291 ACRE
The top left key on many keyboards ESC
American name for a winter festival comestible CANDY APPLE
Lychnis flos-cuculi, a campion named for its divided petals RAGGED ROBIN
Name for a run-down area, derived from a log-hauling track SKID ROW
A Deutscher Wachtelhund is also called a German ____ SPANIEL
England’s main wicketkeeper in Test matches, 2007-14 Matt Prior
Image source for websites Photo feed
In music, relatively long grace notes appoggiaturas
Lacquer derived from a species of sumac Japan varnish
“In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately ____ decree” (Coleridge) pleasure-dome
Hawaiian for “mountain”, used in volcano names MAUNA
In music, “very”, and an alternative spelling of a berry noted for its nutritional properties ASSAI
1993 comedy film about Jamaican Olympic bobsleighing COOL RUNNINGS
Actor who played Steve Biko in Cry Freedom DENZEL WASHINGTON