The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 14

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Roman leader who invaded Britain in 55BC and 54BC CAESAR
Loose name for a small insect which may bite GNAT
Liquid produced by mashing in beer and whisky making WORT
Illness often diagnosed by pain at McBurney’s point APPENDICITIS
Indulging in plunder and pillage DEPREDATORY
Joseph Conrad novel; Ripley’s spaceship in Alien NOSTROMO
Operatic character whose tiny hand was frozen MIMI
A word which can be prefixed by tight, guide or tow ROPE
A fork-rooted plant once said to have magical powers MANDRAKE
Originally American term for someone operating deviously FINAGLER
The rufous-bellied ___ is Brazil’s national bird THRUSH
The ____ was a 1969 book about promotion, intended to be satire PETER PRINCIPLE
To act in a way inviting disaster ride for a fall
____ starred in 264 episodes of Murder, She Wrote Angela Lansbury
Type of shoe historically worn by native Americans MOCCASIN
Hairstyle famously worn by child star Shirley Temple RINGLETS
Fungus, for example BOGEYMAN
Comedian Jenny ____ was pleasingly named for her 2012 Celebrity Masterchef appearance ECLAIR
“Never corner an opponent, and always ____ him to save his face” (Liddell Hart) ASSIST
“All is not well. I doubt some ____” (Hamlet) foul play