The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Troy squeezes head off pimple ILIUM
Voice next to lake making wild animal retreat LAIR
(Still) being discussed under negotiation
A French-based name for a crew cut en brosse
A piece usually regarded as weak in chess isolated pawn
A ____ normally works anonymously for a major politician speechwriter
According to EM Forster’s chapter titles, Lucy Honeychurch told ____ at least eight people lies to
Bite-sized hors d’oeuvres amuse-bouches
Bumpers are ____ under National Hunt rules flat races
Don’t worry about it no biggie
English rock band founded in 1988, originally called Seymour BLUR
Female Asian elephants have no clearly visible ____ TUSKS
Former territory to which many British loyalists moved after US independence Upper Canada
Major safari destination in Tanzania Serengeti National Park
Unripe plums, 50 per cent off GREEN
Supreme Court historically imprisons pompous Colonel made penniless SUBLIME
Vale Academy kick off against United ADIEU
Subterranean part of a banana plant or crocus CORM
The lower middle class petit bourgeoisie
The ____, pop group who lasted just a year? Four Seasons
Innocent or surprised wide-eyed
Words like emmet (tourist) or ginnel (narrow passage) regionalisms
FRUITLESS of no avail
Setter on slipping lead wags tail around chow ALIMENT
Historic large silver coin of central Europe THALER
A ____ noble plays heroic roles in ballet DANSEUR
Premier League prima donna? DIVA
Newlyweds maybe left in carriage COUPLE
A standard go board has ____ horizontal or vertical lines NINETEEN
What could be reinterpreted as “sods”, no? SOANDSOS
Indian side tap it around after tea CHAPATTI
Weeping willow’s top leaves grew given tips from expert GREET
Fast Internet connection cut off in street SWIFT
Suffolk’s ____ Ness is part of a national nature reserve ORFORD
Country clubs are below accepted value suffering shortfall AMERICA
The Czech Republic’s second-largest city BRNO
The kind of men who spoke Oddle Poddle on 1950s TV FLOWERPOT
Besties say “soz” after some cutting texts ESSAYS
Tiny creature after which Iceland’s lake Myvatn is named MIDGE
Afternoon snooze in confines of comfortable sofa CANAPE
A right shower caught and put on trial ARRAIGN
Restaurant’s introducing decrees after tumbling industrial espionage targets TRADE SECRETS
Rampant seed is unbeatable opponent NEMESIS
Most unwelcoming foreign cities ICIEST
Lecturer wearing a tatty grey sweater ARGYLE
Indian plant after grinding can be tofu BEAN CURD
Disheartened cake lover not very happy about WI cooking CREOLE
Back part of house vacated, holes found underground CAVES
Contemporary English version bound in black material COEVAL
Black carbon in metal forged when temperature’s dropped MELANIC