The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2021 Oct 03

• 1989 No 1 single by the Bangles Crossword Clue
• A description of a very disadvantageous situation Crossword Clue
• A lubricating pump Crossword Clue
• “And wine can of their wits the wise beguile, / Make the sage ____, and the serious smile” (Pope, translating Homer) Crossword Clue
• An old technical name for malnutrition Crossword Clue
• An open tart, or the metal disc which is stamped to produce a coin Crossword Clue
• A polished but not faceted gemstone, usually opaque Crossword Clue
• A ____ portrait depicts someone down to the waist Crossword Clue
• A wild ass of central Asia Crossword Clue
• British actress who starred alongside John Krasinski in the horror film A Quiet Place Crossword Clue
• Charles ____ was the cartoonist who created Snoopy Crossword Clue
• Choreographer who directed films including Cabaret (1972) and All That Jazz Crossword Clue
• Edmond ____’s 1897 play was the first fictionalisation of the life of Cyrano de Bergerac Crossword Clue
• Embryonic structure from which the brain and spinal cord develop Crossword Clue
• England’s third-largest protected landscape Crossword Clue
• In 1919, a post-war treaty was signed in the Hall of Mirrors at this former French royal residence Crossword Clue
• In a medieval university, the study of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music for an MA Crossword Clue
• In American football, this scores six points Crossword Clue
• In Asia, a single-passenger cart pulled (or now often pedalled) by one person Crossword Clue
• In biology, the taxonomic rank between class and family Crossword Clue
• In mainly literary use, the eye Crossword Clue
• Largest animal of the Anura 7D Crossword Clue
• Loading lines on ships are named after this politician Crossword Clue
• Of music, using conventional keys and harmony Crossword Clue
• One with feelings and attitudes like those of another Crossword Clue
• Peak in Rio de Janeiro which features in the James Bond film Moonraker Crossword Clue
• ____ played Nero in BBC2’s 1976 version of I, Claudius Crossword Clue
• “Politics […] are nothing but corruptions […] for which reason courts are so ____ with politics” (Jonathan Swift) Crossword Clue
• Proprietary drug sometimes taken instead of aspirin Crossword Clue
• Proprietary name for the stimulant methylphenidate Crossword Clue
• Region which should logically include Somalia Crossword Clue
• Road safety campaign featuring David Prowse, who later played Darth Vader, as a superhero figure Crossword Clue
• ____ Rock, in the Firth of Forth, has the world’s largest single-island colony of northern gannets Crossword Clue
• Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals Crossword Clue
• Sark’s ____ was its judge, 1675-2013 Crossword Clue
• Sheridan’s 1779 satirical play about plays Crossword Clue
• Short-term government borrowing, mainly using treasury bills Crossword Clue
• Slang used by a particular group Crossword Clue
• South coast resort with two funicular cliff railways Crossword Clue
• “____’s sons are brothers in distress; / A brother to relieve, how exquisite the bliss!” (Robert Burns, A Winter Night) Crossword Clue
• Swiss melted cheese dish, often with potatoes and pickles Crossword Clue
• The capital of this French department is Le Puy-en-Velay Crossword Clue
• The official language of Cambodia Crossword Clue
• ’Tis was the sequel to this 1996 Frank McCourt memoir Crossword Clue
• Treatment intended to alleviate menopausal symptoms Crossword Clue
• ____ was a presenter on ITN News at Ten, 1967-79 Crossword Clue
• “We will have ____ and things, and fine array; / And kiss me, Kate; we will be married o’ Sunday” (Taming of the Shrew) Crossword Clue
• “Young love is ____, but it needs to get around” (Ovid, Ars Amatoria) Crossword Clue