The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2019 Sep 08

• A constant and inescapable handicap; a rarity in golf Crossword Clue
• Actor with eight Oscar acting nominations but no win Crossword Clue
• A group with exclusive privileges, or perceived as socially distinct Crossword Clue
• Antiques expert who made his name in Going for a Song Crossword Clue
• Austrian composer whose 1935 violin concerto is dedicated to Manon, daughter of Alma Mahler and Walter Gropius Crossword Clue
• Breed of domestic fowl developed in New England Crossword Clue
• British poet Benjamin Zephaniah is a prominent member of this religious movement with its roots in Jamaica Crossword Clue
• Capital city of France’s Grand Est region Crossword Clue
• Charles ____, English mathematician whose uncompleted Analytical Engine anticipated the electronic computer Crossword Clue
• Chihuahua neighbour’s nickname Crossword Clue
• Computing language mainly used to enhance web pages Crossword Clue
• Daniel Defoe described this London suburb as rapidly growing “from a little country village, to a city” Crossword Clue
• Detective who made his debut in Cover Her Face in 1962 Crossword Clue
• Dock of the Bay became ____’s first US number one hit the year after his death in a plane crash Crossword Clue
• Film studio and theme park, marketed as the “Entertainment Capital of LA” Crossword Clue
• German telegraph pioneer; unit of electrical conductance Crossword Clue
• Home whose residents may be golden or bald Crossword Clue
• In 2017 Kirsty Allsopp spoke of the decline of this furniture item, calling fewer family meals together a “real loss” Crossword Clue
• In Hamlet, Ophelia’s brother Crossword Clue
• Italian bread, often served grilled with a variety of fillings Crossword Clue
• Its chief passenger ports include Tallinn, Turku, and Rostock Crossword Clue
• Jane’s sister in E Nesbit’s Five Children and It Crossword Clue
• Latin “will-o’-the-wisp”, or a dangerously elusive ideal Crossword Clue
• Matthew Syed book on sporting performance, subtitled “The myth of talent and the power of practice' Crossword Clue
• McCaig’s Tower overlooks this Scottish ferry port Crossword Clue
• Members of a troop of up to 6,000 Roman army soldiers Crossword Clue
• Mother of the Duke of Kent Crossword Clue
• Ornamental centrepiece for a dining table Crossword Clue
• Plant with yellow rayed flowers used for salads or wine Crossword Clue
• Prohibition agent who brought down Al Capone Crossword Clue
• Radio 4 comic sports presenter created for On the Hour in 1991, and later a presenter on Norwich local radio Crossword Clue
• Ramsay Macdonald’s PPS in the 1922 parliament, who later became deputy PM in Churchill’s war cabinet Crossword Clue
• Residents of Salalah, Seeb or Sohar, for instance Crossword Clue
• ____’s 1996 Japanese Grand Prix victory secured his first drivers’ championship win in his last race for Williams Crossword Clue
• Series of novels about a central character or family Crossword Clue
• State capital of Madhya Pradesh and location of the world’s worst industrial disaster, in 1984 Crossword Clue
• Straight man in a double act whose films include Buck Privates and Lost in a Harem Crossword Clue
• The 1914 legislation which imposed wartime restrictions, including an afternoon break in pub opening hours Crossword Clue
• The author who created 1A Crossword Clue
• The Beatles were pelted with ____ on their 1964 US tour, more painfully than by UK fans with similarly-named sweets Crossword Clue
• The justification for existence Crossword Clue
• The member of the Bee Gees who married Lulu Crossword Clue
• The S of Ronald Reagan’s SDI, also called “Star Wars” Crossword Clue
• The US-based ____ Association is the world’s largest registry of pedigree felines Crossword Clue
• Thin slices of meat, served with vegetables in pitta bread Crossword Clue
• Trojan hero, son of Aphrodite and Anchises Crossword Clue
• Type of onion, with clusters of bulbs and a mild flavour Crossword Clue
• What’s up with a fried egg not turned during cooking? Crossword Clue