The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2018 Jan 14

• 1969 techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton Crossword Clue
• A bike or other vehicle designed for use on rough terrain Crossword Clue
• A cheap variety of rum Crossword Clue
• Actor who played Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything Crossword Clue
• A former regular panellist on Mock the Week Crossword Clue
• A hermit in Saint Augustine’s order Crossword Clue
• Ajax, Feyenoord, and ____ are regarded as the “big three” of Dutch football Crossword Clue
• An account of the lineage of gods Crossword Clue
• An expanding muscle Crossword Clue
• An old informal name for the speaking clock Crossword Clue
• Another name for the star Polaris Crossword Clue
• Arm or leg cramp as a result of exercise Crossword Clue
• A woody climbing plant, especially in a tropical rain forest Crossword Clue
• Bolt used to fasten a French window Crossword Clue
• Cheek, lip and ____ are all forms of impudence Crossword Clue
• Cheese from Cornwall, wrapped in nettle leaves Crossword Clue
• Chiyo Sakamoto is the protagonist of this Arthur Golden novel Crossword Clue
• Company which operates the UK’s second largest chain of motorway service areas Crossword Clue
• Composer of Songs Without Words, for piano Crossword Clue
• ____ di Roma is a low-lying area of Italy Crossword Clue
• Dish of lettuce, croutons, Parmesan cheese, and dressing Crossword Clue
• Drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease Crossword Clue
• Early alphabet using parallel strokes and a continuous line Crossword Clue
• Exercise system combining elements of aerobics and martial arts Crossword Clue
• Female sidekick of Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter books Crossword Clue
• Film director who won an Oscar for Oliver! Crossword Clue
• “Find New Roads” is the slogan of this American car manufacturer Crossword Clue
• Gary ____ is the only non-American male golfer to achieve a career grand slam Crossword Clue
• ____ Hill is the eastern continuation of London’s Fleet Street Crossword Clue
• Historically, a synonym for “trombone”, now meaning one from before about 1700, or a replica Crossword Clue
• Historically, the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad Crossword Clue
• In blackjack, the option given to a player if the dealer’s first card is an ace Crossword Clue
• In cricket, the area within 15 yards of a line between the wickets Crossword Clue
• Indian state and a variety of black tea Crossword Clue
• In rhetoric, anticipation and answering of objections Crossword Clue
• Iowa city, setting of the musical The Pajama Game Crossword Clue
• Italian for “plaster” Crossword Clue
• Jamaican-born sprinter who won nine Olympic medals, though no golds Crossword Clue
• Legal proviso or condition Crossword Clue
• Lightweight fabric often used for nightclothes Crossword Clue
• Main division of a long poem Crossword Clue
• Mexican revolutionary who starred as himself in Hollywood films Crossword Clue
• Musical instruction to play a note with strong attack Crossword Clue
• New York, New York is a song featured in this musical Crossword Clue
• Nom de plume of Hablot Knight Browne, illustrator of Dickens books Crossword Clue
• Peru’s chief sea port, close to Lima Crossword Clue
• Plant whose fibre is used in rope-making Crossword Clue
• Puzzle in which seven pieces are arranged in various shapes Crossword Clue
• ____ relief was given to workhouse paupers Crossword Clue
• Sauce base of fat and flour Crossword Clue
• Serving to alleviate rather than cure a problem Crossword Clue
• Sonny ____ is the only boxer on the Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover Crossword Clue
• Strong alcoholic drink resembling gin Crossword Clue
• The biggest UK hit for Haircut One Hundred Crossword Clue
• The type of consonant ending “buzz”, “hiss” and “puff” Crossword Clue
• To protrude or cause to protrude Crossword Clue
• To soften fibre by soaking it Crossword Clue
• TV quiz launched in 1988, now hosted by Sandi Toksvig Crossword Clue
• ____ Water was the site of five successful attempts at the world water speed record Crossword Clue