The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2021 06 06

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Defender who was AC Milan’s captain, 1982-97 Franco Baresi
A regular ____ has interior angles of 135 degrees OCTAGON
A balloon or airship AEROSTAT
The spreading of information on order to cause alarm SCAREMONGERING
Former name of Formula One’s Alpine racing team RENAULT
The current world chess champion MAGNUS CARLSEN
The last Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay
“Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. ____” (Winston Churchill) Pigs treat us as equals
FURZE OR WHIN GORSE
An antagonist OPPOSER
In fiction, Harry Potter, Snow White or Tom Jones ORPHAN
French composer of Gymnopédies Erik Satie
A kitchen appliance manufacturer; a fictional expletive in Red Dwarf smeg
Jon Pertwee’s television role, 1970-1974 The Third Doctor
A nightdress, to a French speaker robe de nuit
Surname of folk singers Woody and his son Arlo GUTHRIE
Greater Manchester town; abbreviation for an Old Testament book ECCLES
A fried cake or ball of vegetables in Indian cuisine BHAJI
A loyal Conservative Party supporter TRUE BLUE
The shaved crown of some monks’ heads TONSURE
A pongid GREAT APE
American actress and comedian who said “Looking fifty is great — if you’re sixty” JOAN RIVERS
Repute, usually preceded by “good” or “bad” ODOUR
Organisation whose logo is a candle wrapped in barbed wire Amnesty International
Animated cartoon character who lives in a submerged pineapple and has a pet snail called Gary SpongeBob SquarePants