The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 27

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Seville’s ____ is a royal palace in extensive gardens ALCAZAR
Sauce whose name means “garlic oil” in Provençal AIOLI
Opening or closing like a kind of camera diaphragm irising
Of someone’s disposition, bright and optimistic SUNNY
Of food products, not homemade shop-bought
____ sections are important in Euclidean geometry CONIC
Winner of an Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Anne in The Favourite OLIVIA COLMAN
King of Norway, 1957-91 Olaf V
In a US spelling, a cabinet holding wine bottles cellarette
German Western Front offensive started in late 1944 Battle Of The Bulge
Frequent description of Oxbridge-educated pianist Gunner Graham in It Ain’t Half Hot Mum lah-di-dah
Understanding or agreement between people a meeting of minds
Tried out under real operating conditions road-tested
British and Anguillan 100m and 200m record holder zharnel Hughes
Tony Benn and Edwina Currie were political ____s DIARIST
Adverb often followed by “expensive” eye-wateringly
A ____ plane or car goes very fast high-performance
The ____ bell once signalled major events at Lloyd’s of London LUTINE
Stand used to protect tables from hot dishes TRIVET
Most famous island in San Francisco Bay ALCATRAZ
Member of a British or French military group LEGIONNAIRE
Dress for Victorian ladies for informal parties at home tea gown
Commonly mentioned legislation, in force 1715-1973 RIOT ACT
The ____ Trust, founded by an American banker, has provided affordable housing in London since 1862 PEABODY
Pen name of Hablot Browne, illustrator of Dickens novels PHIZ
Artist who produced a series called Blue Nudes MATISSE
A word like intelligent, educated, or knowledgeable TETRASYLLABLE
A leafy vegetable; a Somerset town CHARD