The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 11

crossword answers
Clue Answer
London-based sporting organisation whose colours have been called “egg and bacon” Marylebone Cricket Club
Naturalist who founded a wetland wildlife reserve at Slimbridge Peter Scott
____ plays Eileen Grimshaw in Coronation Street and recently appeared in I’m a Celebrity Sue Cleaver
Monty Don’s garden, often seen on Gardeners’ World longmeadow
Alberta’s “Gas City”, immortalised by Rudyard Kipling as having “all hell for a basement” Medicine Hat
A ____ approach is one requiring little or no intervention Hands-off
First-class cricket team whose only county championship win was in 1936 DERBYSHIRE
Tyrannical Roman emperor assassinated in AD41 CALIGULA
Independent young tourists using cheap accommodation BACKPACKERS
Symbol familiar to viola players in orchestras Alto clef
Given comfort in times of grief or disappointment CONSOLED
Italian dessert of egg yolks, sugar and marsala, beaten and usually served warm ZABAGLIONE
Poker player, host of a challenging TV quiz show since 2008 VICTORIA COREN MITCHELL
Musician such as John Williams, Brian May or Bert Weedon GUITARIST
Metal pans holding hot coals, providing comfort at night BEDWARMERS
Dutch town, noted for its pottery, where Jan Vermeer lived DELFT
Consumer investigation show on BBC TV since 1985 WATCHDOG
A school’s annual cohort of new pupils INTAKE
Sizewell B is a power station using a pressurised water ____ REACTOR
French term which once meant a light dish between courses at a formal banquet, and later a dessert ENTREMETS
Type of melon first developed in Israel OGEN
In Scotland, an assistant to a hunter GHILLIE