The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2016 07 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
A trike’s abandoned in part of building for another sport water-skiing
Animals swimming around Northern Territory could be sea cows lamantins
Asian carriage’s brought back an Israeli SABRA
Brussels prize for healthy nutrition EUTROPHY
Conclusions drawn from impressive medal for son EPIGON
Criticism of building, one for university STRICTURE
Drunk able to crack one-liner gets a Cobra down under Joe Blake
Eccentric, careless cook may do CRACKPOT
Getting inconspicuous, how a poet introduced himself? imbrowning
Austrian climber scrambling up with risk PRUSIK
Heard rookie US lyricist LERNER
Indian magistrate in bed with a lover taking over cotwal
Initially Latvia and Estonia supply types of digital hardware TOENAILS
Mad with Southern trains LOCOS
Months inside? Certainly needed for Russian city OMSK
No good guy shooting to terrify UNMAN
Obscure eyepiece, artist’s enthralled ORACULAR
Old Bob coming round with a Glaswegian bum DOWP
Old gang unfinished after taking day out CRUE
One tail-ender for England, somebody needing no introduction ANDERSON
Party beneficial to Church of England staff LABOUR FORCE
Religious teachers are cautious on a Sabbath acharyas
Salt’s needed by London district for road surfacing TARSEALING
Serve behind line in shed BUTTLE
Star Trek character played by George Takei SULU
CAPITAL OF SAUDI ARABIA RIYADH
THE POP DUO OF RICHARD DRUMMIE AND PETER COX GO WEST
SPRINKLER EXCELLENT ONCE AT THE GABBA CASTOR
LEGENDARY FATHER OF KING ARTHUR UTHER PENDRAGON
BURROWING RODENT TWICE ABOUT TO NIP A CHILD BISCACHA
Put up Chrissie in a Spanish city LEON
2009 novel by Hilary Mantel WOLF HALL
DEAL DOSH OUT, A LOT OF IT SHEDLOAD
American pay TV service launched in 1972 HBO
NO BEGINNER OPPOSITE, PASSING EXAM WITH FLYING COLORS ACING
CRACKS IN THE OVEN PLAGUE DISHEARTENED TRAINEES DUNTS
Shortens sexy underwear left for myself scantles
Actor who played Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything EDDIE REDMAYNE
LONG STRING FINALLY SET UP FOR EVERGREEN GENIP
Form of egg or pancake SCOTCH
Former currency of Italy and Malta LIRA
Formerly popular colour for bathroom suites AVOCADO
French cinema movement of the 1960s NOUVELLE VAGUE
Game show hosted by Bradley Walsh THE CHASE
German evolutionary biologist (1904-2005) Ernst Mayr
Group of islands which includes Barbados LESSER ANTILLES
Herbie Hancock single of 1983 ROCKIT
“Everybody leaves” as a stage direction EXEUNT OMNES
“Someone who appears to have access to money but not necessarily to taste” (The Chambers Dictionary) CHAV
1981 single by Hazel O’Connor WILL YOU
Another name for aubergine EGGPLANT
Argentinian footballer who announced his international retirement on 27th June 2016 LIONEL MESSI
Arnold ___, originator of dodecaphony SCHONBERG
British athlete who competed in six Olympic Games, winning once Tessa Sanderson
British pianist John ____ shared first prize with Vladimir Ashkenazy in the 1962 International Tchaikovsky Competition OGDON
Capital of KwaZulu-Natal PIETERMARITZBURG
Character in The Hobbit who Tolkien originally named Bladorthin GANDALF
Historic land tax hidage
Informal name for a Scottish Presbyterian denomination WEE FREES
Insect seen hovering over grass at dusk in June and July GHOST MOTH
La ____, first concerto of The Four Seasons PRIMAVERA
Member of the 17th century Country Party grumbletonian
Performer or devotee of Gilbert and Sullivan works SAVOYARD
Pertaining to a medieval system of land ownership FEUDAL
Philanthropist after whom a Manhattan concert venue is named ANDREW CARNEGIE
Port city on the southern coast of Lebanon TYRE
Racecourse which hosts the Scottish Grand National AYR
Scottish town whose landmarks include the Giant Irises GLENROTHES
Slowing of musical tempo RITENUTO
Small long-haired dog originally from Tibet LHASA APSO
The “Table of Contents” component when writing an audio CD lead-in
POLLEN-BEARING PART OF STAMEN ANTHER
First single from the Kings of Leon album Because Of The Times ON CALL
Fictional company name featured in various cartoons ACME
Donkey friend of Winnie the Pooh EEYORE
Dickens novel partly narrated by Esther Summerson BLEAK HOUSE
Daniel ____, Nicaraguan president ORTEGA
Daft Punk single of 2000 which reached number 2 on the UK Singles chart ONE MORE TIME
Current women’s marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe
Comedy writer who partnered Denis Norden for much of his career Frank Muir
Cole Porter song written for the musical Gay Divorce NIGHT AND DAY
An inference which bears no logical connection to what precedes it NON SEQUITUR
An aniseed liqueur OUZO
American feminist who wrote Woman in the Nineteenth Century Margaret Fuller
Album by The Jacksons, the only one to feature all six brothers as a group VICTORY
Actor who played Cardinal Wolsey in the film Anne of the Thousand Days Anthony Quayle
A term meaning physical beauty PULCHRITUDE
1996 film starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas EVITA
1994 film with Charlie Sheen as skydiver Ditch Brodie TERMINAL VELOCITY
Form of dancing made popular during the 1970s punk movement POGO
The most populous city in the Caribbean region HAVANA
This could be an Englishman’s tie or a Flemish eye KNOT