The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2020 Sep 27

• 1959 mystery novel by Muriel Spark Crossword Clue
• 1992 No 1 hit for Shakespears Sister Crossword Clue
• According to polls, nearly half of Serbia’s football fans support ____ Belgrade Crossword Clue
• Actor who played Sebastian alongside Florence Pugh in the 2016 film Lady Macbeth Crossword Clue
• A fold pressed or sewn in fabric Crossword Clue
• A form of paramnesia Crossword Clue
• Also known as the Amidah, central prayer of the Jewish liturgy Crossword Clue
• An official language of Pakistan Crossword Clue
• A protein acting as a catalyst in biochemical reactions Crossword Clue
• Author of The Devil’s Dictionary Crossword Clue
• Cerumen Crossword Clue
• February 6 in New Zealand Crossword Clue
• Fermented soya bean paste, the base for a Japanese soup Crossword Clue
• First philosopher mentioned in Monty Python’s “Bruces’ Song” Crossword Clue
• Former game show with nine contestants usually in apparent cuboid compartments Crossword Clue
• French term for a duty or educational exercise Crossword Clue
• Grasshopper or cricket, for example Crossword Clue
• Group which had a 1970 hit with Knock Three Times Crossword Clue
• “If […] I am an optimist, my ____ to the creed of optimism is worth hearing” (Helen Keller) Crossword Clue
• Illuminated manuscript version of the four Gospels, housed at Trinity College Library in Dublin Crossword Clue
• In anatomy, the opposite of distal Crossword Clue
• Informally, the Beethoven symphony performed in this year’s first live Prom on August 28 Crossword Clue
• In Spanish-speaking countries, a motorway Crossword Clue
• In the House of Commons, an MP who does not hold office Crossword Clue
• James McConville is the US Army’s current ____ Crossword Clue
• Jim Parsons plays ____ Cooper in The Big Bang Theory Crossword Clue
• Lakeland fell which became Kanchenjunga in a Swallows and Amazons novel by Arthur Ransome Crossword Clue
• Largest city located on the River Weser in Germany Crossword Clue
• Organisation offering training and certification in diving Crossword Clue
• Part of an insect’s body which bears the wings and legs Crossword Clue
• Pasta is usually made from this variety of wheat Crossword Clue
• Piece of writing which excludes one or more letters of the alphabet Crossword Clue
• Racecourses of ancient Rome and Greece Crossword Clue
• Race devised for the first modern Olympics in 1896 Crossword Clue
• Satirist described by Stephen Fry as “The funniest man who ever drew breath” Crossword Clue
• Something which provides guidance (originally a name for the Pole Star) Crossword Clue
• The cause of glandular fever Crossword Clue
• The “Doc” played by Christopher Lloyd in the Back to the Future films Crossword Clue
• The “Lion of Punjab”, a Sikh empire leader of the early 19th century Crossword Clue
• “The Red One”, a famous Moorish palace in Granada Crossword Clue
• The study of word origins Crossword Clue
• Three-verse poem by Byron, inspired by Anne Beatrix Wilmot, his cousin’s wife Crossword Clue
• To encounter, usually unexpectedly Crossword Clue
• To obtain something (typically money) by force or threat Crossword Clue
• Torgau, where US and Soviet forces met on April 25, 1945, stands on this river Crossword Clue
• With Brutus, Sicinius ____ plots the downfall of Coriolanus in Shakespeare’s play Crossword Clue
• Wood which was the reason for the creation of British Honduras as a colony Crossword Clue