The Times Specialist - Crossword Answers | 2023 07 02

crossword answers
Clue Answer
METRIC FEET IAMBUSES
Kirsty Young’s predecessor as presenter of Desert Island Discs Sue Lawley
Until 1976, Maputo, Mozambique’s capital, was called ____ Lourenco Marques
In logic, altered in wording, eg from “no men are wise” to “all men are fools” obverted
German equivalent of “et cetera” und so weiter
Madonna and child masterwork by Michelangelo PIETA
Existence, in philosophy ESSE
TWO-WAY RADIOS walkie-talkies
JR Ewing’s arch-rival in Dallas Cliff Barnes
The long side of a right-angled triangle HYPOTENUSE
Padded belts worn by hernia patients TRUSSES
The capital of British Columbia is on ____ VANCOUVER ISLAND
Actress who played Kris Munroe in Charlie’s Angels Cheryl Ladd
A ____ rent is a very low or nominal one PEPPERCORN
Ingredient of bouillabaisse, also called scorpion fish RASCASSE
LOTS OF MONEY MEGABUCKS
“And not a vanity is ____ vain” (Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man) given in
Fish whose name sounds like a musical note RAY
Those who defame TRADUCERS
English actress whose autobiography “Do You Mind If I Smoke?” was published in 2017 Fenella Fielding
A believer in population control MALTHUSIAN
A male journalist NEWSMAN
Bearing catkins AMENTAL
STRAIT BETWEEN SWEDEN AND DENMARK KATTEGAT
Double amputee Douglas ____ was a Second World War ace pilot who later campaigned for disabled people BADER
Collection of books written from approximately 1200BC to 100BC OLD TESTAMENT
Crowdsourcing website launched by Brad Damphousse and Andrew Ballester in 2010 GOFUNDME