The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2018 01 21

crossword answers
Clue Answer
STRONG ALKALINE SOLUTION LYE
VOLATILE PRODUCT OF THE OXIDATION OF ALCOHOL ALDEHYDE
____ 54, MANHATTAN THEATRE ORIGINALLY CALLED THE GALLO OPERA HOUSE STUDIO
The ____ was the only Gilbert & Sullivan opera to officially premiere in America Pirates of Penzance
INFLAMMATION OF TISSUE SURROUNDING THE TEETH PERIODONTITIS
Ancient city of Anatolia where Paul met the disciple Timothy LYSTRA
Heated arguments in online forums FLAME WARS
Long-haired dog breed of Tibetan origin LHASA APSO
Mountain traditionally accepted as the place where Noah’s ark settled ARARAT
Name by which Walter O’Reilly is known in M*A*S*H RADAR
Emily Brontë’s only novel WUTHERING HEIGHTS
FIRST SINGLE FROM THE WHITE STRIPES ALBUM GET BEHIND ME SATAN Blue Orchid
Emmanuel Macron succeeded this president of France Francois Hollande
Greek lyric poet noted for his drinking songs ANACREON
EM Forster novel about the Basts, Schlegels and Wilcoxes HOWARDS END
FISH TANKS OR BUILDINGS CONTAINING THEM AQUARIA
Jeff ____ co-founded ELO LYNNE
Prospero is the protagonist of The ____ TEMPEST
Journalist who, with Mervyn Stockwood, attacked The Life Of Brian in a 1979 TV interview Malcolm Muggeridge
Place of worship for Jehovah’s Witnesses KINGDOM HALL
Her last appearance as an opera singer was in Tosca at Covent Garden in 1965 MARIA CALLAS
Orbiter launched in 1989 to study Jupiter and its moons GALILEO
Pertaining to the science of air travel AERONAUTIC
Norse god whose hammer, Mjölnir, is his main symbol THOR
Rock band fronted by bass guitarist Geddy Lee RUSH
Ruth Madoc’s character in Hi-de-Hi! Gladys Pugh
The last UK number 1 single by T.Rex METAL GURU
LARGE SEABIRD OR, REVERSED, SMALLER SEABIRDS SKUA
The reign of Louis XIV, as a French golden age GRAND SIECLE
The peer Richard John Bingham LORD LUCAN
GINGER ____, STAGE NAME OF VIRGINIA MCMATH ROGERS
Seeds of this plant provide the characteristic flavour of pastis and ouzo ANISE
The Jungle Book character whose name is purported to mean “frog” MOWGLI
The ____, radio comedy series first called Crazy People GOON SHOW
“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in the sight of God, and in the face of this ____” (Solemnization of Matrimony) CONGREGATION
“You’ll find your fortune’s fallin’ all over the town / Be sure that your ____ is upside down” (Pennies From Heaven) UMBRELLA
Alton Towers roller coaster renamed Galactica in 2016 AIR
Worm with internally and externally segmented body ANNELID
The last Rolling Stones album to feature Brian Jones LET IT BLEED
Site of a 1995 massacre in the Bosnian War SREBRENICA
Actress who played Demelza in the 1970s Poldark series Angharad Rees
A written defence of one’s conduct APOLOGIA
Supporters of all varieties of literature BOOKENDS
A substitute, especially for a doctor LOCUM
1922 unauthorised film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula NOSFERATU
“Richard of York gave battle in vain”, for example MNEMONIC
“Leaving thine ____ shell by life’s unresting sea!' (The Chambered Nautilus, Oliver Wendell Holmes) OUTGROWN
Video game featuring Agent 47 HITMAN
“The Blades” were the first English Football League team to use this word in their official name UNITED
A person who may be ready to take illegal action on environmental issues eco-warrior
White wine made near Nantes MUSCADET
A king with only nominal power roi faineant
“A noble spirit ____ the smallest man” is the motto of Springfield embiggens
Study of deformation and flow of matter RHEOLOGY
Body of water between Iceland and Greenland DENMARK STRAIT
Clothing retailer founded in 1978 TOPMAN
Cartoon character besotted with Penelope Pussycat PEPE LE PEW
Ballroom dance or its music, usually in 2/4 time PASO DOBLE
Central Asian country whose capital is Tashkent UZBEKISTAN
Company founded by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in 1943 IKEA