The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2021 Dec 12

• 1521 assembly, the basis of inevitable schoolroom jokes Crossword Clue
• A famous product of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin Crossword Clue
• Anyone in a choir can sing this Crossword Clue
• Bill ____ played Compo in Last of the Summer Wine Crossword Clue
• Chelsea defender who neutralised Eddie Gray in one of the rough moments of the 1970 FA Cup Final replay Crossword Clue
• Cornish town whose name is an anglicisation of “estuary” in Cornish Crossword Clue
• Cornish village, a former centre of pilchard fishing Crossword Clue
• Dated or humorous term for a despicable man Crossword Clue
• Detained before a trial Crossword Clue
• Electro-mechanical device used to assist codebreaking at Bletchley Park Crossword Clue
• English writer who wrote about the certainty of death and taxes before Benjamin Franklin Crossword Clue
• Feminine counterpart of lederhosen in traditional costume Crossword Clue
• First novel in Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour trilogy Crossword Clue
• Former French colony, mainly in modern eastern Canada Crossword Clue
• French term meaning having, or ready for, a celebration Crossword Clue
• In the North Sea, this may be Tern A or Auk A Crossword Clue
• Many modern-day ____s are made of carborundum Crossword Clue
• Milk Tray rather than Dairy Milk Crossword Clue
• Nation containing or surrounding the disputed territory Nagorno-Karabakh Crossword Clue
• Oliver Reed’s wrestling opponent in a 1960s film moment Crossword Clue
• One type of ____ has the biggest wingspan of any living bird Crossword Clue
• Opera character whose best-known lyrics begin “Mild und leise, wie er lächelt” (Mildly and gently, how he smiles) Crossword Clue
• Pam ____ was Rosemary alongside Felicity Kendal as Thyme Crossword Clue
• Produced on a small scale by traditional methods Crossword Clue
• Protection from risk for those protecting others from risk Crossword Clue
• Refuelling stop on transatlantic flights, mainly before 1960 Crossword Clue
• Someone who may stand up for more than 50 concerts in a spell of just over eight weeks Crossword Clue
• Symbol used in proofreading to show where more words are to be inserted Crossword Clue
• “That’s the classical mind ____, runs fine inside but looks dingy on the surface” (Robert M Pirsig) Crossword Clue
• The 1990s sitcom dominated by Hyacinth Bucket Crossword Clue
• The easiest of the six standard figure skating jumps Crossword Clue
• The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin character with the catchphrase “take two aspirins” Crossword Clue
• The first female Olympic marathon champion, in 1984 Crossword Clue
• The most popular exhibit at the British Museum Crossword Clue
• The name of four rivers and two reservoirs in northern England Crossword Clue
• The Platonic solid with the most faces Crossword Clue
• The route of ____ Street is followed by parts of the A2 and A5 Crossword Clue
• The Toro de ____ originally advertised a sherry firm founded by an Englishman, but now sometimes represents Spain Crossword Clue
• The ____ turn is a dribbling technique named after a 1970s footballer Crossword Clue
• The ____ was the first John Irving novel to be filmed Crossword Clue
• This type of pit produces sweat rather than coal Crossword Clue
• TH White’s 1958 Arthurian collection, including three books published around 20 years earlier Crossword Clue
• ____ Varma played Oberyn Martell’s paramour Ellaria Sand in four seasons of Game of Thrones Crossword Clue
• Ventriloquist whose best-known dummy was Lord Charles Crossword Clue
• Vital tool in mid-20th-century computing Crossword Clue
• Where, according to tradition, there is something valuable if you can get there Crossword Clue
• Yorkshire city where a horn has been blown nightly since AD886 to “set the watch” Crossword Clue