The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2021 04 18

crossword answers
Clue Answer
JUNE 6, 1944 D-day
Plant whose leaves are chewed as a mild stimulant in Asia betel pepper
The rank and file of, for example, voters GRASS ROOTS
The act of registering one’s presence as an air passenger check-in
Icelandic volcano which was dormant for 6,000 years before erupting on March 19, 2021 fagradalsfjall
Former US sitcom starring stand-up comedian Ray Romano Everybody Loves Raymond
Early general-purpose computer designed by Charles Babbage Analytical Engine
DC Comics character originally called Lazarus Lane El Diablo
The content of a German’s wallet between 1924 and 1948 reichsmarks
Tasmania’s former name Van Diemen's Land
Republican politician who lost to Barack Obama in 2008 JOHN MCCAIN
Pseudonym indicator which is typically abbreviated also known as
Multinational retailer whose first shop opened in Barnet in 1931 TESCO
Mineral material from which a metal can be extracted ORE
A heavy pole used in a sporting event CABER
A “dance” which is effectively a sporting contest LIMBO
Of ice, to become a berg CALVE
That which, according to Nietzsche, stares back at you if stare a long time into it ABYSS
A display of images representing a film plot STORYBOARD
“Roger ____” is apparently incorrect in radio communication, as ____ implies “Roger” WILCO
Keats poem which begins “Thou still unravish’d bride of quietness” ODE ON A GRECIAN URN
Jules Verne character, also known as Prince Dakkar CAPTAIN NEMO
Animated cartoon rooster who woos Miss Prissy FOGHORN LEGHORN
An old name for a docile horse, often ridden by women PALFREY
A piebald horse or a type of bean PINTO
A major role of one type of sub PROOFREADER