The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2019 Aug 18

• A European head of government who, like Margaret Thatcher, studied and worked in chemistry Crossword Clue
• Alan Paton’s novel about South Africa, written just before the introduction of apartheid Crossword Clue
• An American name for a conscript Crossword Clue
• ____ and Kashmir is India’s northernmost state Crossword Clue
• Another word for appendix, in its literary meaning Crossword Clue
• A speck of soot Crossword Clue
• A steep-sided hill smaller than the similar mesa Crossword Clue
• A symbol of communism; a former parcels service introduced by British Rail in 1963 Crossword Clue
• Author whose short stories in The Bloody Chamber were based on fairy tales Crossword Clue
• Cardinal who succeeded Richelieu as chief minister to Louis XIII Crossword Clue
• Choose to participate Crossword Clue
• Christmas pudding is a form of ____ Crossword Clue
• Expression of assent in radio communications Crossword Clue
• Former IOC president who started the curious tradition of calling practically every Olympics the “best ever” Crossword Clue
• Grape variety traditionally used in wines from Burgundy Crossword Clue
• Have ‘Twangy’ Guitar Will Travel was Duane ____’s debut album Crossword Clue
• Illustrator of many books, especially for children, including Stig of the Dump Crossword Clue
• Informally, a Latin American dance in ballroom contests Crossword Clue
• Informally, a medical procedure which may be carried out during a pregnancy Crossword Clue
• Informal name for Maniola jurtina, a common British butterfly Crossword Clue
• In the name of a tourist destination, “blue” Crossword Clue
• Italian composer Ruggero ____ wrote the opera Pagliacci Crossword Clue
• Latin phrase meaning “which was to be shown”, traditionally abbreviated at the end of a mathematical proof Crossword Clue
• Madrid’s Museo del ____ was originally intended to house natural history exhibits Crossword Clue
• Main muscle used by mammals when chewing Crossword Clue
• Medicinal herb traditionally used to treat insomnia Crossword Clue
• More modern than others Crossword Clue
• Nautical phenomenon often found where glacial run-off flows into a fjord, slowing down ships using propellers Crossword Clue
• One ____ of carbon is buckminsterfullerene Crossword Clue
• One of the solar system’s gas giants Crossword Clue
• Roman military commander who rose to political prominence after defeating the revolt led by Spartacus Crossword Clue
• “Senior” rather than “old”, or “in an interesting condition” meaning “pregnant” Crossword Clue
• Small handmade wooden household objects Crossword Clue
• Sporting contestant whose discipline may be Alpine or Nordic Crossword Clue
• Symbol seen on the national flags of Morocco and Ethiopia Crossword Clue
• The architect who designed the Louvre Pyramid Crossword Clue
• The best thing to do with difficult questions? Crossword Clue
• The Great ____ in Kew Gardens dominates the local skyline Crossword Clue
• The Last Judgment, or a medieval church painting of it Crossword Clue
• The most popular boules game played in France Crossword Clue
• The opening number of the 1975 musical Chicago Crossword Clue
• To commemorate its last battle as a military unit at Glenshiel in 1719, Clan Munro held an international ____ last weekend Crossword Clue
• Trademark for dimenhydrinate, an important drug for some travellers Crossword Clue
• When New Romney’s harbour silted up, it was replaced as a Cinque port by ____ Crossword Clue
• Wood commonly used to make fingerboards for violins Crossword Clue
• Worcestershire town with Britain’s only needle museum Crossword Clue