The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2017 10 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
In textiles, the opposite of woof WARP
Fictional woodcutter whose brother is Cassim Ali Baba
French IndyCar driver who raced for F1’s Toro Rosso in 2008-2009 sebastien Bourdais
Gastropod mollusc noted for its brightly coloured body NUDIBRANCH
Heroine of the His Dark Materials trilogy Lyra Belacqua
AMERICAN BAKED DESSERT OF APPLES AND BREADCRUMBS BROWN BETTY
PARODIST OR COPYCAT MIMICKER
CAPITAL OF MOZAMBIQUE MAPUTO
What went in a hole in an old-style school desk INKWELL
'Wie schön ist die Prinzessin ____ heute Nacht!' (First line of a Richard Strauss opera) SALOME
The only planet whose name is derived from a character in Greek mythology URANUS
US state whose capital is Baton Rouge LOUISIANA
VISITORS TO CUMBRIA MAY SEE THIS LAKE FROM CAT BELLS DERWENTWATER
ZOROASTRIAN HOLY SCRIPTURES AVESTA
Foul shots in snooker, scoring shots in billiards in-offs
Greek island which served as a granary for Constantinople in the Byzantine period LEMNOS
Daughter of Tantalus, whose children were shot by Apollo NIOBE
220 YARDS FURLONG
Actress and dancer who played Oola in Return of the Jedi Femi Taylor
Beauty parlour offering manicures and/or pedicures NAIL BAR
'Bearded' member of the carp family BARBEL
Bob ____ was prime minister of Australia, 1983-91 HAWKE
Broth in which meat has been cooked pot liquor
Catchphrase of Lance-Corporal Jack Jones in Dad’s Army DONT PANIC
A ____ NOBLE PARTNERS A BALLERINA DANSEUR
School in which the Talmud is taught YESHIVA
A FRUIT, A SPORT, AND A SOFT DRINK SQUASH
Irish golfer who won the Open championship in 2007 and 2008 PADRAIG HARRINGTON
Ancient Mediterranean region whose cities included Tyre and Carthage PHOENICIA
Last or final (French, masculine gender) DERNIER
The only athlete to win two Olympic gold medals in the triathlon Alistair Brownlee
Impaired judgement due to uncontrolled anger RED MIST
Surname of the actor 'waiting' in a 1984 Bananarama single DE NIRO
THE WORSHIP OF SACRED THINGS, OR SAINTS HIEROLATRY
Device which reduces the polluting effect of exhaust gases CATALYSER
Company which introduced the all-electric compact calculator in 1957 CASIO
Cole Phelps is the lead detective in this video game by Rockstar L A Noire
Sister of Elinor in Sense & Sensibility MARIANNE DASHWOOD
The 'divine wisdom' of Madame Blavatsky THEOSOPHY
Third compartment of a ruminant’s stomach OMASUM
1991 film whose central characters use Engine 17 BACKDRAFT
1980 US sitcom set during World War II Goodtime Girls
____ Ka-chun, snooker player originally from Hong Kong MARCO FU
1996 survival horror video game whose 2017 version is known as Biohazard RESIDENT EVIL
1967-1984 quiz show dominated by 'teachers and their egg-headed offspring' according to the Penguin TV Companion ASK THE FAMILY
A device using X-rays and a computer to create detailed images of the inside of the body CAT SCANNER
Actress who gained fame as Bond girl Honey Ryder Ursula Andress
Adjective usually followed by 'wonder' CHINLESS
The ____, 1903 Jack London novel about a dog called Buck CALL OF THE WILD
The CEO of Ryanair Michael O'Leary
This French-Canadian pop punk band performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony SIMPLE PLAN
'Where the pools are bright and deep / Where the gray ____ lies asleep' (James Hogg) TROUT
President Ronald Reagan’s Secret Service codename RAWHIDE
Cavolo ____ is a dark-leaved variety of kale NERO
The negative terminal of a dry battery CATHODE
Site of a Second Boer War battle in 1900 SPION KOP
Repeated performances or races RERUNS
Resident of Australia’s 'Garden State' VICTORIAN
'He who boasts of his ____ is praising the deeds of another' (Seneca) ANCESTRY
Ship's deck with at least two apostrophes fo'c'sle