The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2021 06 06

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Greater Manchester town; abbreviation for an Old Testament book ECCLES
French composer of Gymnopédies Erik Satie
Jon Pertwee’s television role, 1970-1974 The Third Doctor
Defender who was AC Milan’s captain, 1982-97 Franco Baresi
Animated cartoon character who lives in a submerged pineapple and has a pet snail called Gary SpongeBob SquarePants
Organisation whose logo is a candle wrapped in barbed wire Amnesty International
The spreading of information on order to cause alarm SCAREMONGERING
The last Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay
Surname of folk singers Woody and his son Arlo GUTHRIE
A nightdress, to a French speaker robe de nuit
Former name of Formula One’s Alpine racing team RENAULT
A kitchen appliance manufacturer; a fictional expletive in Red Dwarf smeg
In fiction, Harry Potter, Snow White or Tom Jones ORPHAN
A balloon or airship AEROSTAT
“Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. ____” (Winston Churchill) Pigs treat us as equals
A regular ____ has interior angles of 135 degrees OCTAGON
The shaved crown of some monks’ heads TONSURE
Repute, usually preceded by “good” or “bad” ODOUR
FURZE OR WHIN GORSE
American actress and comedian who said “Looking fifty is great — if you’re sixty” JOAN RIVERS
A pongid GREAT APE
A fried cake or ball of vegetables in Indian cuisine BHAJI
An antagonist OPPOSER
A loyal Conservative Party supporter TRUE BLUE
The current world chess champion MAGNUS CARLSEN