The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2020 12 20

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Lychnis flos-cuculi, a campion named for its divided petals RAGGED ROBIN
A Deutscher Wachtelhund is also called a German ____ SPANIEL
Lacquer derived from a species of sumac Japan varnish
In music, “very”, and an alternative spelling of a berry noted for its nutritional properties ASSAI
Image source for websites Photo feed
“In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately ____ decree” (Coleridge) pleasure-dome
Crusader stronghold, captured by Mamluk forces in 1291 ACRE
Digital pens STYLI
Name for a run-down area, derived from a log-hauling track SKID ROW
The top left key on many keyboards ESC
England’s main wicketkeeper in Test matches, 2007-14 Matt Prior
Actor who played Steve Biko in Cry Freedom DENZEL WASHINGTON
1993 comedy film about Jamaican Olympic bobsleighing COOL RUNNINGS
In music, relatively long grace notes appoggiaturas
Hawaiian for “mountain”, used in volcano names MAUNA
Forest tree fruits fed to pigs MAST
Special ____ help vulnerable or intimidated witnesses to give evidence MEASURES
Mineral also called saltpetre NITRE
American name for a winter festival comestible CANDY APPLE