The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2017 Dec 24

• 1982 snooker tournament in which Steve Davis made the first televised maximum break Crossword Clue
• Abbreviated, the address of a web page Crossword Clue
• Adult offshoot of the children’s TV show Tiswas Crossword Clue
• African river, reportedly one of the ten accounting for 90% of the plastic entering the world’s oceans Crossword Clue
• A love affair, especially a secret one Crossword Clue
• A student of ancient Greek culture Crossword Clue
• Author who created Lord Peter Wimsey Crossword Clue
• Bethlehem visitors, mentioned in only one gospel Crossword Clue
• ____ broadcast his observations on American life, for the BBC, for 58 years Crossword Clue
• Canadian prime minister born on Christmas Day 1971 Crossword Clue
• Cancellation of a bad debt Crossword Clue
• Carol telling the story of a Bohemian ruler’s journey to give alms Crossword Clue
• Cereal hybrid of wheat and rye Crossword Clue
• Distress call which comes from the pronunciation of “help me” in French Crossword Clue
• Dragon in the Ivor the Engine TV series Crossword Clue
• Electronic percussion instruments Crossword Clue
• Festive-sounding final song on Van Morrison’s 1970 album Moondance Crossword Clue
• Floria ____ is a famous singer in a Puccini opera Crossword Clue
• French writer and dramatist, fictionalised in an 1897 play by Edmond Rostand Crossword Clue
• From Afrikaans, a tree formerly used to make cartwheels Crossword Clue
• Hat, gloves, scarf, coat etc Crossword Clue
• Holly or ivy, for example Crossword Clue
• Instrument which measures the velocity of blood flow Crossword Clue
• King who ordered the killing of the infant Jesus Crossword Clue
• Location of the final battle of the English Civil War Crossword Clue
• London district which hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics Crossword Clue
• Mathematical set comprising all the elements of two or more others Crossword Clue
• Most weird Crossword Clue
• Multi-pronged spear used for fishing Crossword Clue
• Name by which Rangifer tarandus has popular yuletide connotations Crossword Clue
• ____ Nesbit wrote The Railway Children Crossword Clue
• Old-fashioned golf club with a slightly hollowed face Crossword Clue
• One thing to do when preparing the festive meal? Crossword Clue
• One thing you can do with an unwanted Christmas present Crossword Clue
• Operation name for the Second World War invasion of Normandy Crossword Clue
• Originally the main dish of a meal, now something dramatic like a flambéed Christmas pudding Crossword Clue
• Outward movement of the tide Crossword Clue
• People who created a kingdom in northern Italy in AD493 Crossword Clue
• Popular seasonal song written by James Pierpont Crossword Clue
• Relating to the back of the head Crossword Clue
• Required by etiquette or custom Crossword Clue
• Seaweeds and similar plants Crossword Clue
• Second in a series of five Christmas books by Charles Dickens Crossword Clue
• Sesame seed condiment used in making hummus Crossword Clue
• Small present, not traditionally placed under the tree Crossword Clue
• Something to take for indigestion Crossword Clue
• South Bank attraction whose ceremonial opening was on New Year’s Eve 1999 Crossword Clue
• Spartan naval commander whose capture of Athens ended the Peloponnesian War Crossword Clue
• Storage medium whose single-layer format holds 4.7 GB of data Crossword Clue
• Substance formerly used to make gramophone records Crossword Clue
• “SUCCESS FOUR FLIGHTS THURSDAY MORNING […] LONGEST 59 SECONDS INFORM PRESS HOME ____” (Telegram sent by Wright brothers on December 17, 1903) Crossword Clue
• The exchange of digital data over networks Crossword Clue
• The home of Santa and his elves Crossword Clue
• The two main ingredients of traditional turkey stuffing Crossword Clue
• To convert into vinegar Crossword Clue
• To link a book or song with a person, as a sign of affection or respect Crossword Clue
• Two Aramaic words as a single word in 1 Corinthians, meaning “O Lord, come” or “Our Lord has come” Crossword Clue
• What some winter birds are noted for Crossword Clue
• Wine production method often used for Prosecco Crossword Clue
• Wine shop, or warehouse in which wine is stored and aged Crossword Clue