The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2018 Aug 19

• 18th-century composer Thomas ____ wrote Rule Britannia Crossword Clue
• 1933 Fannie Hurst novel, filmed in 1934 and 1959 Crossword Clue
• 1997 action thriller starring Nicolas Cage and John Cusack Crossword Clue
• A heroic poem, or modern retail technology Crossword Clue
• Alcoholic drink, consumed in the Second World War US navy, which included grain alcohol fuel Crossword Clue
• Andrew ____ was George Michael’s partner in Wham! Crossword Clue
• An Indian game hunter Crossword Clue
• Artist who said “I don’t do drugs. I am drugs” Crossword Clue
• Author of Nana and Germinal Crossword Clue
• Binary code used to represent font characters Crossword Clue
• British rock band led by Ritchie Blackmore Crossword Clue
• Cadbury Roses chocolate in a pink wrapper Crossword Clue
• Canopied seat on an elephant’s back Crossword Clue
• Central defender for Benfica in the 1980s and 1990s who won five caps for Portugal Crossword Clue
• Cheapside watering hole frequented by Elizabethan literary figures in the Fraternity of Sireniacal Gentlemen Crossword Clue
• Colombia’s second largest city Crossword Clue
• Construction toy invented by Joel Glickman in 1992 Crossword Clue
• English adaptation of Jacques Brel’s Le Moribond, a hit for Terry Jacks in 1973 and Westlife in 1999 Crossword Clue
• Famously soft-voiced snooker commentator who died in 2011 Crossword Clue
• Fee paid to secure professional services; a household servant Crossword Clue
• Fictional character besotted with classmate Becky Thatcher Crossword Clue
• Flapping Crossword Clue
• Frozen dew, hoarfrost Crossword Clue
• Full name of the character played by Hannah Murray in Skins Crossword Clue
• Heavy metal band whose albums include Master of Puppets Crossword Clue
• Henry VIII’s almoner and later Archbishop of York Crossword Clue
• Herring-like fish, its name sometimes extended to ____ shad Crossword Clue
• “Il serenissimo principe” was a name for the ____ of Venice Crossword Clue
• In drama, Aristotle’s three unities are those of ____, time and place Crossword Clue
• “It is better to have a permanent ____ than to be fascinating” (Oscar Wilde) Crossword Clue
• Journal-like posting on a platform such as YouTube Crossword Clue
• Known as Baby Face Nelson, the criminal partner of John Dillinger Crossword Clue
• ____ Lee is the central character in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Crossword Clue
• L Frank ____ wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Crossword Clue
• Measurement or datum derived from an experiment Crossword Clue
• Polish biochemist noted for his work on, and naming of, vitamins Crossword Clue
• Published in 1920, F Scott Fitzgerald’s debut novel Crossword Clue
• ____’s Decathlon was a computer game released in 1984 Crossword Clue
• Shakespeare play, more fully ____, King of Britain Crossword Clue
• Surname shared by male and female British comedians Crossword Clue
• “The Brain—is wider than the Sky— / For—put them side by side— / The one the other will ____” (Emily Dickinson) Crossword Clue
• The epiploon or greater ___ is a fold of membrane supporting the viscera Crossword Clue
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame Crossword Clue
• The only recording artist to have had (US) No 1 albums in each of the past six decades Crossword Clue
• The “raving ones”, females who took part in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus Crossword Clue
• The Roman god of death Crossword Clue
• The superhero alter ego of Peter Parker Crossword Clue
• The United States Army Special Forces Crossword Clue
• Thick Japanese noodles Crossword Clue
• To take away enthusiasm or courage Crossword Clue
• Treasurer of, typically, a college or university Crossword Clue
• Using a rod and line Crossword Clue
• Where it is allowed, a plea of nolo ____ is often part of a plea bargain Crossword Clue
• ____ won 52 titles as John McEnroe’s doubles partner Crossword Clue