The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
FREE FROM OBSTRUCTION CLEAR
Small open aircraft typically used for recreational purposes MICROLIGHT
Sweet rice wine used as a flavouring in Japanese cuisine MIRIN
That which, cryptically, might be called an eaves dropper ICICLE
Muslim festival called Bairam in Turkey EID
Media of expression VEHICLES
Low-cost carrier whose CEO is Michael O’Leary RYANAIR
Having irises of different colours wall-eyed
FRENCH TOAST a votre sante
Former nation, consisting of 15 republics for its last 35 years USSR
Common intertidal edible gastropod PERIWINKLE
Central Asian floor covering illustrated on a national flag Turkoman rug
Capital of Italy’s Piedmont region TURIN
Popular slogan of lawyers in TV commercials No win no fee
A small kind of sawbill duck SMEW
A one-word anagram of GENERAL ENLARGE
Those who attack or defend online information systems cyberwarriors
“Vast expanses of frustration, boredom, sadness and ____” (Caitlin Moran, describing lockdown in February 2021) ENNUI
“November’s sky is ____ and drear, / November’s leaf is red and sear” (Walter Scott) CHILL
The “Goldfinger” singer, as of January 2000 Dame Shirley Bassey
That which assessed a candidate’s ability in a field aptitude test
Statement of belief adopted at a church council in AD325 Nicene Creed
Singer of Britain’s first winning Eurovision Song Contest entry SANDIE SHAW
Receptacles for nautical compasses BINNACLES
Programming language used to handle database information sql
Canadian former snooker player noted for his natty (often white) attire Kirk Stevens
GILDED SILVER OR BRONZE VERMEIL
1982 Roald Dahl book made into a 2016 Disney film The BFG