The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2009 10 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Stage direction for Pygmalion suggested by Barry Pain? EXITELIZA
Winter underwear and liver trouble for 9's handicapped cook LONGJOHNSILVER
It offers binding promise, but may be too much for one's pocket HARDBACK
Work of value to Man, for example, should have hidden assets TREASUREISLAND
His garden, unlike 3's, was English MASON
He produced over the teacups, presumably at the breakfast table HOLMES
Pikes surround engineers in Roman tribe LUCERES
Problem child in publication ISSUE
Hitchcock version of Greek comedy? THEBIRDS
Jane's novel lady SUSAN
Moore's barrel-maker? ELIZABETH
Old US spies in Rhode Island discover Hall Caine protagonist ROSSI
Teacher with strange twist by Updike RABBITRUN
Stealer, perhaps, of swordfight scene LAERTES
The confectioner's tale – a confection of Flecker HASSAN
Senior partner in disparate marriage first recorded by Chaucer JANUARY
Sex appeal snares for provincial governors SATRAPS
Directions to pub for Hammond INNES
Essential quality of Hopkins INSCAPE
Great king's intriguing mother aims ploy unsuccessfully OLYMPIAS
Full flavour of Gay's producer's character? RICHNESS
Barrie's sentimental tommy SANDYS
Composer seems in a muddle (sees main problem) MESSIAEN
DeLillo's work – some imaginative dreamer I can appreciate AMERICANA
Darley's tree, both blessed and unfabled INCENSE
"Geography's about maps, history's about chaps". Miss Edwards made an exception for this girl BARBARA
Anne, who was subject to persuasion ELLIOT
"Pain, whose –– and familiar speech / Is howling and keen shrieks" (Shelley, Prometheus Unbound) UNHEEDED
African republic in Latin book (inter alia) LIBERIA
Author in pursuit (of imaginary character given a 10 in theatre) CHASE