The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2021 10 10

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