The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2017 Nov 05

• Actor who played Simon Templar in The Saint and narrated an English language audio guide for Beijing’s Forbidden City Crossword Clue
• African country whose Caprivi Strip gives it access to the Zambezi River Crossword Clue
• Ancient script recording an early form of Greek Crossword Clue
• Anne ____ starred in The Princess Diaries and Brokeback Mountain Crossword Clue
• 'An ornament and a safeguard' as seen on some old £1 coins Crossword Clue
• Anton ____ was so pleased with Hans Richter’s conducting of his fourth symphony that he gave him a one thaler tip to buy some beer Crossword Clue
• Artist’s workshop Crossword Clue
• A shoe with a braided sole, often made from 42 Crossword Clue
• A speech balloon in a comic or cartoon Crossword Clue
• Bankrupt Crossword Clue
• City on the Loire, associated with La Pucelle Crossword Clue
• Co-founder of Private Eye and its editor until 1986 Crossword Clue
• Composer of L’Arlesienne and Jeux d’Enfants Crossword Clue
• Co-presenter of Rip Off Britain Crossword Clue
• Dark grey rain-bearing clouds Crossword Clue
• Disciple sent by Jesus to restore the sight of Saul of Tarsus Crossword Clue
• Echo or ring Crossword Clue
• Eddie Stobart’s profession Crossword Clue
• Fibre used for making sacks and rope Crossword Clue
• First minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014, and SNP leader for more than 20 years Crossword Clue
• From Spain or Portugal Crossword Clue
• Gas used to fill balloons of various sizes Crossword Clue
• Graham Greene novel set in Cuba Crossword Clue
• Green peppermint-flavoured liqueur Crossword Clue
• In a theatre, a projection in front of the proscenium arch into the auditorium Crossword Clue
• Irish city and county, also a humorous poem Crossword Clue
• 'Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again' novel Crossword Clue
• Luxury German car firm, based in Stuttgart Crossword Clue
• Matryoshka is another name for a ____ doll Crossword Clue
• Muse of epic poetry and of poetic inspiration Crossword Clue
• Name like Wilson, Fitzgerald or Sigurdadottir Crossword Clue
• Nancy Wilkinson was the first contender to win this TV quiz in 1972 Crossword Clue
• North Devon resort and main departure point for Lundy Crossword Clue
• Nottinghamshire and England batsman Derek ____ scored 174 against Australia in the 1977 Centenary Test Crossword Clue
• Petroleum-selling alliance founded in 1960 Crossword Clue
• Plants in a genus related to the amaryllis, including Guernsey lilies Crossword Clue
• Rupert Bear’s home village Crossword Clue
• Shakespearean actress who often played opposite Sir Henry Irving Crossword Clue
• Sixteenth-century Italian composer of church music, masses and motets Crossword Clue
• Soft variety of gypsum used for statues and vases Crossword Clue
• Someone who takes control of a vehicle by force Crossword Clue
• Southern constellation, 'the Ship' Crossword Clue
• The densest naturally occurring element, often alloyed with iridium Crossword Clue
• The femur Crossword Clue
• The first Westminster seat won by Plaid Cymru, in 1966 Crossword Clue
• The oldest known Slavic alphabet, usually attributed to Saints Cyril and Methodius Crossword Clue
• The ____ Stone was the key to the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics Crossword Clue
• Those honourably discharged from full-time work Crossword Clue
• Town in southwest Fife with a bridge across the Forth Crossword Clue
• Tuscan city with intact city walls, completed in the 17th century Crossword Clue
• US chocolate product first sold in 1900 Crossword Clue
• US dancer and choreographer, pioneer of “modern dance” Crossword Clue
• US state capital, where the annual 500 motor race is held Crossword Clue
• ____ Villiers, secretary of state for Northern Ireland from 2012 to 2016 Crossword Clue
• Wagner opera about a 13th-century German minnesinger Crossword Clue
• Watering hole for golfers Crossword Clue
• What British spelunkers do Crossword Clue
• White sparkling wine from Catalonia Crossword Clue