The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2021 10 10

crossword answers
Clue Answer
1965 Bond film in which Claudine Auger plays Domino THUNDERBALL
Wooden souvenir, “matryoshka” in its country of origin Russian doll
Instrument George Formby used when cleaning windows? UKULELE
“It’s my party, and I’ll cry ____” (Lesley Gore) If I Want To
Thracian gladiator who led a rebellion against Rome SPARTACUS
Title bestowed on Princess Margaret’s husband in 1961 Earl of Snowdon
John Grisham novel made into a 1994 Susan Sarandon film The Client
DH Lawrence novel banned for obscenity in 1915 The Rainbow
Metaphorical substance which is usually pink in its real form RED TAPE
Scottish photographer known for his Kate Moss pictures RANKIN
Outermost major moon of Uranus, named after a fairy king OBERON
Hat named after a George du Maurier character TRILBY
Comic star and screenwriter of a 1987 film based on Cyrano de Bergerac STEVE MARTIN
In one of two spellings, a fragrant wild rose also called eglantine SWEETBRIER
The only tennis player ever to win two calendar year singles grand slams Rod Laver
“The only way to get rid of a ____ is to yield to it” (Oscar Wilde) TEMPTATION
One of US comedian Richard ____’s best-known characters was Mudbone, a wino philosopher from Tupelo, Mississippi PRYOR
Common term for a somnambulist SLEEPWALKER
Mood-stabilizing drug and 1992 hit single for Nirvana LITHIUM
Names like Magnusson, Fernandez and Mikhailovna patronymics
Sculptor whose most famous work is a bronze David DONATELLO
Composer whose best-known work is probably Panis Angelicus FRANCK
A difficult problem or puzzle brain-teaser
Hindu deity sometimes represented as a cosmic dancer SHIVA
The longest bones in human forearms ULNAE